method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
zest for living; energy to live
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
verbal message; word (from someone)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to pass (of time); to elapse
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
society; public; community; social studies
to accept; to receive; to agree
don't you think?; indicates question
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
science fiction; sci-fi; SF