painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
chance (of success); odds
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
particularly; only; in the case of
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
outward appearance; apparent
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
rival; competitor; competition
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot