particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
ignorant; unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
blow; shock; strike; batting
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
pleasure; delight; enjoyment; rapid (train)
acrobatics; risky undertaking
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
alcohol; (alcoholic) drink; liqueur
memories; recollections; reminiscence
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to intrigue; to play a trick on; to resort to tricks
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
genius; prodigy; natural gift
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
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
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)