present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
most part; greater part; majority
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
other than; excluding; without
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
alteration; falsification; faking
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
two departments (under the ritsuryō system: the Dept. of State and the Dept. of Worship)
packed in; contained in; working at; assigned to; using ... alone (to make an argument, judgement, etc.); doing continuously
superintendence; supervision; administration
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
region of the heart; central part; heart (e.g. of a city); center
to hit hard; to strike hard
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
treatment (medical, cosmetic, massage, etc.); carrying out (therapy, hypnosis, etc.); practicing; surgical operation; procedure
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
extremely; terrifically; super
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
patient; sufferer (of an illness)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
this world; this life; world of the living
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)