previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
if it is (the case that ...)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
don't you think?; indicates question
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
telecommunications; correspondence
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
two persons; two people; pair; couple
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
to be hesitant; to feel timid
rikka; formal style of ikebana
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away