to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
banning of books; banned book
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
tradition; legend; folklore
book; volume; this; present; main; head
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
again; once more; a second time
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
adds force or indicates command
grandfather; male senior-citizen
(United States of) America; USA
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
companion; company; tritagonist
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily