to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; period; class
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
future (usually near); prospects
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
adds force or indicates command
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 work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
study; diligence; discount; reduction
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged