convenient; handy; useful
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
feeling; sense; impression
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
it seems so; that's what it looks like
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as a child; when one was a child
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
while; even though; despite
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
considerably; fairly; quite
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive