myself; yourself; I; me; you
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
how; in what way; by what means
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
now; the present time; just now; another; more
vague recollection; faint memory
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to recall; to remember; to recollect
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
older sister; lass; young lady
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit