to ask; to enquire; to query
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
mutation; change; vicissitude
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
wherein; therein; thereinto
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to cease; to stop; to be over
(not so) much; (not) very
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
spirit; heart; disposition
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
end of war; cessation of hostilities
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
gentlemen; you; (all of) you or them; Hundred Schools of Thought
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consideration (for someone's circumstances); compassion; pardon; mercy
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
single word; a few words; brief comment
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very