may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bribe; sweetener; douceur
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
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)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
have a good day; take care; see you
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
government; administration
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
unparalleled in Japan and China and India
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
genuine article; real thing; real deal
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
one's own property; possessions
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
older brother; elder brother
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
electricity; (electric) light
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull