difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
casting; cast-metal object
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to some extent; to a certain extent
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
memory like a sieve; going in one ear and out the other
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
listener; person with normal hearing (i.e. not deaf); hearing person
talk; story; conversation
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
construction; architecture (of buildings)