behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
don't you think?; indicates question
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
help; assistance; service
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
difficult to ...; hard to ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
that's the way it is; such is life
to be needed; to be wanted
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question