irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
helper; assistant; second
dice; die; baton (of command)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
news; word; tidings; omen
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
book; volume; this; present; main; head
Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725)
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
refinement; elegance; grace
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
kanji meaning interpretation
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to cease; to stop; to be over
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
parting; separation; farewell
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards