to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
author; writer; novelist; artist
determination; resolution
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
letter; missive; note; mail
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
complete works; complete collection; complete series
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying