dozens; scores of; decades
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
about this time; about now
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
staff with plaited paper streamers
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
private clinician; physician in private practice
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
vacant house; unoccupied house
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort