selection; choice; option
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
old work; old book; previously published book
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
ten; 10; ten years of age
other; another; over; more than; I; me
extract; excerpt; selection
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
wood-block printing; publication
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
writing; composition; essay; sentence
unification of the written and spoken forms of a language
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
terse; concise; simple and clear
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category