very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
product; produce; result; fruit
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
mediator; manager; caretaker
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
corridor; hallway; passageway
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch