readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be needed; to be wanted
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
even if not; even without
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only