mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
by myself; in person; by oneself
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
first shrine visit of New Year
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
small change; coins; small sum of money
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
monetary offering; offertory
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...