to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to say; to be called; to do
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
great scholar; savant; polymath
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to turn towards; to point
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
present (brought by a visitor); gift
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me