near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to attempt; to test; to try out
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
how long; how much; to what extent
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
extreme sadist; very sadistic
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)