to be born; to come into the world
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
number one; first; best; most; game; round
still; even now; to this day
boy; son; baby boy; young man
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly