bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to pass (of time); to elapse
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
in its entirety; whole; wholly
alteration; falsification; faking
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
called; known as; that; to say
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
they; those guys; those fellows
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
really; truly; indeed; good grief
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust