book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
in comparison to; rather than
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
proposal; offer; request; application
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
again; once more; a second time
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
waste of time; killing time
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
chair; stool; post; office; position
long ago; once upon a time