to ascertain; to check; to make sure
guess; speculation; supposition
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
don't you think?; indicates question
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
please (give me); please (do for me)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
such ... as; or some such
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
I see; that's right; indeed
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave