to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
personal; individual; private
alone; by oneself; on one's own
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
support; backing; aid; assistance
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
results of a scientific investigation; findings
to be helpful; to be useful
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
there is nothing; having nothing
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
results; record; grades; marks
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
failure; mistake; blunder
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout