far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
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)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
that's the way it is; such is life
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to have an idea; to have a clue
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to entrust; to leave to a person
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
please (give me); please (do for me)
even if not; even without
to subsist; to keep on living
to be needed; to be wanted
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
a long time ago; in those days
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
study; diligence; discount; reduction
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
only; merely; but; no more than
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
if so; in that case; in that situation
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss