to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
belief; faith; conviction
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
the front; honest; upright; decent
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
name; given name; first name
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
one more time; once more; once again
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
desperately; for one's dear life
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse (of the Edo shogunate)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
court (of law); courtroom
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
as a child; when one was a child
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
unanticipated; unexpected
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
imagination; supposition; guess
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
invitation; introduction; temptation
at first; in the beginning; originally
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)