serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to spend time (on doing something)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
don't worry about it; forget about it
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
collection of books; (personal) library
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)