temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
rest; break; recess; intermission
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be too numerous; to be too much
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
complete works; complete collection; complete series
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
written description of one's thoughts
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
exchange of letters; correspondence
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett