to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
giving up; quitting; surrendering
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
of course; certainly; naturally
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)