opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
related to; in relation to
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
two legs; two feet; two pairs
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
surely (not); certainly (not)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to one's delight; to one's joy
snake; serpent; large snake
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on