look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
that's the way it is; such is life
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
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)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
otherwise; if not; or else
to subsist; to keep on living
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)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
had better ...; had better not ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
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)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism