to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
investigation; research; looking something up
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be found; to be discovered
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
training; drill; practice; discipline
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)