strength; power; proficiency; ability
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
study; research; investigation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
polish; improvement; burnishing
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in this way; thus; such; uh...
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at once; immediately; right now
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
in that way; thus; so; so?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)