sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
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)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be surprised; to be astonished
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
just; fair; proper; reasonable
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
until now; so far; up to the present
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed