God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to happen to hear; to overhear
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
labor pains; birth pangs; throes of creation; toil of producing something new
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to become possible; to become able to (do)
self-control; self-mastery; self-restraint; self-denial
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
reaching; attaining; arrival
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight
literature; books (reference); document
just a handful; only a small number (of)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
you (plural); all of you; you all
that is to say; so that means
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
as much as one can; as much as possible
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
that's a different matter; that's a different story
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed