rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
than; from; out of; except; but; more
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
staying behind; remaining; residual
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
considerably; fairly; quite
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; situation; position; location
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that's the way it is; such is life
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
beginning; outset; first; onset
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
right in the center (centre)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...