to say; to be called; to do
this occasion; at this time; now
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
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
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
like this; this sort; this way
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
not caring; not giving a damn
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
main question; real issue at hand
story; tale; talk; discussion
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
please; somehow or other; one way or another