to employ; to hire; to charter
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to feel; to sense; to experience
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
curse; spell; malediction
minimum; at the very least
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
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
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
how many years; how long; what year
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something