the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
evolutionary theory; theory of evolution
to ask; to enquire; to query
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
the other day; a few days ago
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't you think?; indicates question
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
book; volume; this; present; main; head
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
professor; teaching; instruction
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood