to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to take back; to recapture
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
now; the present time; just now; another; more
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)