to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
myself; yourself; I; me; you
perfect; complete; flawless
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
how; in what way; how about
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
should; must; -able; probably; likely
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance