above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to apologize; to apologise
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
meaning; significance; sense
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
of course; certainly; naturally
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to shake; to sway; to waver
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
considerably; greatly; a lot
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
loser; defeated person; the defeated
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
tradition; legend; folklore
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
consequence; outcome; result; blame
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off