weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
the other day; a few days ago
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
without; unless; have to do
to say; to be called; to do
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
haikai (collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.); haikai no renga (humorous, often vulgar style of renga which emerged in the 16th century); absurd; comical
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
how; in what way; how about; questionable
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?