may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
reality; actuality; hard fact
don't you think?; indicates question
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
decision; determination; resolution
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
don't you think?; indicates question
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly