to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to pass (of time); to elapse
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
anything and everything; just about everything
condition; state (of health); appearance
large saw; framed pit saw
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
novel; story; (work of) fiction
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
mental image; mental picture; image
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region