nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
start of work; commencement; opening
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
what time; (lit.) which hour
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
thought; consideration; thinking
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)