how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
tradition; legend; folklore
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
how many years; how long; what year
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
serious; not joking; straight
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
stopping at; going no further than
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
at first; in the beginning; originally
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
inheritance; something given or received
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to hide; to keep to oneself
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
knowing; (an) acquaintance
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
even if; even though; however; no matter how