painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
such; like that; in that way
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
please (give me); please (do for me)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah