to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
everything; anything; nothing
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?