to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
only; merely; but; no more than
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
broad overview; general survey
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
principal of a private school
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
meaning; significance; sense
free, unfettered and flexible; versatile; adaptable
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate