to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
study; diligence; discount; reduction
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
determination; resolution
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
results; record; grades; marks
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
that; the matter in question
Jugemu (Japanese folktale)
kalpa (eon, aeon); ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
family name; lineage; birth; clan
edict; public announcement
rakugo research society; rakugo research club