designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
means of transportation; transport service
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
process; course; mechanism