when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
in that way; thus; so; so?
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
please; somehow or other; one way or another
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
that; the matter in question
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
nevertheless; still; however; yet
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
adds force or indicates command
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext