to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
counsel; defender; advocate
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
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)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
reaction; response; reaction
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well