to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
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)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
spring water; clear (pure) water
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to turn towards; to point
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
kumquat (Fortunella spp.); cumquat
how; in what way; how about
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in