to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
to say; to be called; to do
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty; Mongol dynasty
New Year's Eve; December 31
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
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)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
senior high school; high school
drama; theatre; theater; play
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
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)
influence (on someone); inspiration
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see