dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
meditation; contemplation
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
imagination; supposition; guess
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
long ago; already; a long time ago
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
ability; performance; efficiency
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in succession; one by one
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think