to be surprised; to be astonished
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
weather measurement station
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
directly under; falling perpendicularly
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
to ask a question of (a person)
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
pitching ability; counter for pitches
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to be born; to come into the world
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately