to be silent; to say nothing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
beauty and fortune seldom go together; the beautiful die young
overestimation; overvaluing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek