to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
how; in what way; how about
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(writing, painting) brush
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to pass (of time); to elapse
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
ceremony for appointing officials other than ministers (from the Heian period)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
annotation; explanatory note; comment
government service; the bureaucracy
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)