to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
when it becomes; when it comes to
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to become possible; to become able to (do)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
in that way; like that; that way
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
book; volume; this; present; main; head