to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
rather; better; instead; if anything
number one; first; best; most; game; round
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
immediately; right away; on the spot
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to serve; to work for; to attend
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation