to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
reform; reformation; reorganization
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
future (usually near); prospects
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)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem