hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
one thin flat object; one sheet
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
journal; magazine; periodical
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
drinking party; get-together
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
you (plural); all of you; you all
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
negative personality; asocial type
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
attendance; presence; appearance