time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to be conspicuous; to stand out
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
if so; in that case; in that situation
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
indeed; really; truly; very much
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
storehouse; warehouse; godown