precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
last week; the week before
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
meaning; significance; sense
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to employ; to hire; to charter
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
of no interest; not interested
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision