to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
one part; one portion; one section
wherein; therein; thereinto
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to take turns; to mingle together
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
those (near the second person)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
family name; lineage; birth; clan
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
government office; agency; board
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
many; numerous; various; large number of
thousand years; very long period; forever
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
richly colored; richly coloured