why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
until now; so far; up to the present
to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
how; in what way; how about
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
consequence; outcome; result; blame
in this way; thus; such; uh...
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
sympathy; compassion; pity
while; during; while; although; all; both
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to support each other; to support one another
to subsist; to keep on living
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
letter; missive; note; mail
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count