was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
please (give me); please (do for me)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
truancy; school non-attendance
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
book; volume; this; present; main; head
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing