fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
how; in what way; how about
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
it is not (like that) either
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
country; territory; domain; realm
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
appearance; air; condition; state; form
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
epilogue; postscript; envoi
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field