this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
effect; result; worth; use; avail
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
one thin flat object; one sheet
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to begin; to set about; to start
ten; 10; ten years of age
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
(some) more; even more; longer; further
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
admiration; adoration; extolling
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
retainer; retinue; servant
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)