disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
environment; circumstance
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to accept; to receive; to agree
large number (of); many; majority
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
how others look at you; what others think about you
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
until now; so far; up to the present
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
tide; current; tendency; trend
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
too much; excessively; too
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication