things depend on how you look at them
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
medical book; medical text
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
how many years; how long; what year
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
after a long time; for the first time in a while
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
master; teacher; stable master
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to become better; to improve
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation