minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I pray in earnest that; I beg that; I yearn that
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to surface; to rise to the surface
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
why; how; for what reason
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
legend; folklore; tradition
to grow; to develop; to grow up
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
foundation stone; cornerstone
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)