you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
a few years ago; some years back
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to concern; to be related
literature; books (reference); document
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding