to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be needed; to be wanted
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
environment; circumstance
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in comparison to; rather than
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
study; diligence; discount; reduction
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
myself; yourself; I; me; you
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
family; members of a family
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...