consequence; outcome; result; blame
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
adds force or indicates command
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
waste of time; killing time
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
until now; so far; up to the present
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
complete works; complete collection; complete series
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)