to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
form; shape; figure; visage
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
people; men and women; each person; everybody
wherein; therein; thereinto
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
name; given name; first name
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
few decades; many decades; several decades
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
how many months?; how long?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
future (usually near); prospects
how; in what way; how about
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation