measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
results; record; grades; marks
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
such; like that; that sort of; very
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs