citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
with these words; while saying
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
quiet; still; surreptitious
recovery; undoing; recall
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
determination; resolution
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of