to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
something; some kind of; for some reason
every year; yearly; annually
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
tenement house; row house
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
how much; how many; to what extent
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life