anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to find out; to discover; to locate
how; in what way; how about; questionable
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
living thing; living creature; animal; life
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
trivial; trifling; insignificant; stupid; nonsensical; absurd
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
greeting; a fine thing to say
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
daruma otoshi; toy consisting of vertically stacked wooden blocks that must be knocked away without letting the daruma doll on top fall to the ground
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
delicious; tasty; good; nice
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
rather; better; instead; if anything
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
war; battle; match; game; competition
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment