always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
master; teacher; stable master
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
unique thing; best on earth
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
slicing a fish down its back
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
long ago; a long time ago; already
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay