may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
table of contents; contents
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
considerably; fairly; quite
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
originating (something); coming up with the idea; starting (something); spiritual awakening; resolution
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding