(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
water that has been used to wash rice
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
first generation; founder
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
together with; same; both; all; including ...
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
one day; (on) a certain day
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to pick up; to find; to gather
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
a little bit; a little while
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
that; the matter in question
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to throw into; to toss into
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
I see; that's right; indeed