feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
clearing one's throat; cough
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
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
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
memory; sense; experience
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
ago; since; before; previous
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)