year;  counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school);  period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
 miko;  shrine maiden;  young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines;  medium;  sorceress;  shamaness
 after all;  because;  but;  even;  too;  as well
 to cling to;  to hold on to;  to grapple;  to set about doing;  to begin;  to take hold of
 remnant;  fragment;  fraction;  odd sum;  halfway;  half-hearted
 considerably;  fairly;  quite
 seeming ...;  appearing ...;  -ish;  like a ...;  typical of ...
 society;  the world;  the times
 to govern;  to manage;  to subdue
 (approximate) time;  around;  suitable time (or condition);  time of year;  season
 war;  battle;  campaign; (arch.)  troops; (arch.)  forces
 famine;  crop failure;  chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
 long (distance, length);  long (time);  protracted;  prolonged
 to continue;  to last;  to continue (without a break);  to be unbroken;  to occur again and again;  to lead to;  to connect to
 a lot;  lots;  enough;  sufficient;  enough;  too many
 to die;  to pass away;  to lose spirit;  to lose vigor;  to cease;  to stop
 at that time;  at that moment;  then;  on that occasion
 dead body;  corpse;  cadaver;  carcass
 to weaken;  to grow weak;  to be downcast;  to be dejected;  to be troubled;  to be at a loss
 to cut;  to cut through;  to sever (connections, ties);  to turn off (e.g. the light);  to terminate (e.g. a conversation);  to hang up (the phone);  to punch (a ticket)
 to eat;  to live;  to make a living;  to bite;  to sting (as insects do);  to tease;  to torment
 while;  during;  while;  although;  all;  both
 in one go;  in one gulp;  in one breath;  immediately;  instantly;  right away
 Buddhist priest;  monk;  boy
 among (other things);  especially;  particularly;  inter alia;  above all (else)
 to take out;  to produce;  to pick out;  to fetch;  to retrieve
 to purify;  to cleanse;  to exorcise;  to purge;  to ward off
 to practice magic;  to practise magic
 activity (esp. energetic);  great efforts;  conspicuous service;  to flourish;  to participate actively;  to play an active role
 art;  technique;  means;  way;  trick;  trap
 any;  anything;  whatever;  I am told;  I hear;  I understand
 tree;  shrub;  bush;  wood;  timber
 stone;  jewel;  precious stone;  flint (in a lighter);  stone (in go);  stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.);  calculus
 four;  four years of age;  ten o'clock (old time system);  Burakumin;  cross grips
 to be able (in a position) to do;  to be up to the task;  to be ready;  to be completed;  to be made;  to be built;  to be good at
 to read;  to recite (e.g. a sutra);  to chant;  to predict;  to guess;  to decipher;  to count