promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
restoration; repair; mending
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
settlement; solution; resolution
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
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)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
tendency; trend; inclination
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size