hey there; I say; see here
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
how; in what way; I wonder
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
going west; heading westward
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
how; in what way; how about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be too numerous; to be too much
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
personal; individual; private
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
Japanese person; Japanese people
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...