in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
bearing; heading; point of the compass
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
space (room, area, outer space)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
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
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
beginning; outset; first; onset
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)