circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
sprouts; new shoots; young buds
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to be fated to; be linked by fate
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to get strong; to gain strength
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to have an eye on; to zero in on
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
100,000; hundred thousand