to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
really; truly; indeed; good grief
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
instant; moment; for an instant
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than