or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
sericulture; silkworm culture; silkworm raising
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
something like ...; something called ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
book; volume; this; present; main; head
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
being very busy; busyness