bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
adds force or indicates command
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
near; close; beside; third person
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
your home; your family; their home; (my) home