to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Emperor Shoumu; Shoumu Tenno (701-756 CE, reigning: 724-749 CE)
accession to the throne; enthronement
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
junior high school student; middle school pupil
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
forcibly; against one's will
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
reconciliation; make peace with
had better ...; had better not ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
in that way; thus; so; so?
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
myself; yourself; I; me; you
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to apologize; to apologise