-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
patriarch; head of a family
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
official announcement; proclamation
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
The Golden Rule ("do unto others as you would have them do unto you")
something like ...; something called ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!