surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
please; somehow or other; one way or another
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to feel; to sense; to experience
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
resolute; determined; bold
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to challenge (a person) to a fight
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
for today; for the time being
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
physical condition; state of health
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game