to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
the lower classes; the common people
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
triangle; triangular shape
form; shape; figure; visage
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
study; diligence; discount; reduction
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
how much; how many; however
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
don't you think?; indicates question
unexpected meeting; coincidence
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
Chinese person; (arch.) foreigner
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
large amount of money; great cost
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
book; volume; this; present; main; head
that's the way it is; such is life
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
had better ...; had better not ...