to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
new graduate; recent graduate
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
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)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
large amount of money; great cost
how many years; how long; what year
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...