reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
witnessing; observing; sighting
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
the way back; the way home; return trip
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
how many people; a number of people
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
police; police officer; police station
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
cooperation; collaboration
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at work; in the midst of work; working
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
very likely; very probable
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
safe, easy childbirth; guardian bodhisattva, buddha or deity of children or childbirth (esp. Ksitigarbha or Avalokitesvara)