to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to look around; to survey
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
of course; certainly; naturally
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
while moving; on the move
to subsist; to keep on living
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
until now; so far; up to the present
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
surroundings; environs; circumference
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
eccentric; crank; oddball
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay