opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
Konjaku Monogatarishū (abbr) (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Konjaku
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
separate; special; another; separately
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
recreation; diversion; relaxation
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
irregular conjugation of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
yodan verb conjugation; verb conjugation of classical Japanese
conjunctive form; continuative form; -masu stem of a Japanese verb
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
unpunctuated Chinese texts
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
the first and second; a few
mark indicating that the order of the adjacent characters is to be reversed (for reading kanbun in Japanese word order); check mark; tick mark