to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
discharging (electrically; e.g. of a battery); electrical discharge; discharge
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt (in Chinese mythology)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
explosiveness; explosivity; explosibility
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
Kamakura period (1185-1333)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
2nd day of the month; two days
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)