large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
inner mysteries (of a field of study); secrets
to gather; to collect; to assemble
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
long thin face; Black Scraper (fish)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)