any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
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
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
care; precaution; guarding; caution
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
means; way; method; measure
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to have no chance (of succeeding)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
pulsation; pulsatory motion