grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
living by oneself; living alone
waste of time; killing time
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
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)
study; research; investigation
everyday life; daily life
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
trouble; bother; annoyance
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
it is I who should say so
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
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
lump; mass; tumor (tumour)
diagnosis; medical examination
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
considerably; greatly; a lot
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key