truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
how; in what way; how about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
addiction to the printed word; reading addict; book (print) junkie
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
book; volume; this; present; main; head
only; merely; but; no more than
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker