to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
sincere; earnest; serious
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to feel; to sense; to experience
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
probability; likelihood; chances
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
river; stream; River; the ... river
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
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)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
back street; back alley; off-street
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...