sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
of course; certainly; naturally
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
way (of doing); manner; method; means
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to talk; to chat; to chatter
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
rather; better; instead; if anything
literature; books (reference); document
Guri and Gura (children's book series)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count