evening; last night; yesterday evening
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
that is to say; so that means
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
decision; determination; resolution
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
now; the present time; just now; another; more
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to tempt; to lure; to entice
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
how; in what way; how about
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
chance (of success); odds
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
priest soldier; warrior monk
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...