to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
whichever one chooses; either way
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
(some) more; even more; longer; further
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
hokora; small wayside shrine
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious