myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to challenge (a person) to a fight
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to backfire; to have a harmful result
imagination; supposition; guess
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
comfort; consolation; diversion
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
indescribable; having no way to express
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...