book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
indeed; really; truly; very much
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
don't worry about it; forget about it
please (give me); please (do for me)
library (usu. single-room); small library
author; writer; novelist; artist
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
feeling; sense; impression
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
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)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
sincere; honest; faithful
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan