expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
older sister; lass; young lady
beginning; outset; first; onset
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in comparison to; rather than
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
birth; creation; formation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
impossible; unlikely; improbable