to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
scene; view; prospect; outlook
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
new moon; first day of the lunar month; next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope
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 earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
of course; certainly; naturally