order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
family; relatives; dependents; household
exegesis; explanation of a text; commentary on a text
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
settlement; solution; resolution
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
official announcement; proclamation
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
tenth day of the month; ten days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that day; the very same day
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
executives; top management; governing body
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
entanglement; clinging affection; involvement
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
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Society of Jesus; Jesuits