but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
seventh (interval, chord)
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
elasticity; elastic material (spring, etc.)
archery; mapping; map; morphism
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
weak point; unskillfulness
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
surely (not); certainly (not)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
inspection; examination; checking
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
two persons; two people; pair; couple
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long