to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
assertion; declaration; affirmation
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to order; to command; to appoint
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
it's not like; it isn't as if
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
... and eastward; in and to the east of ...
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger