alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
older sister; elder sister
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
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)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
go that far; to that extent
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
telecommunications; correspondence
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...