cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine
superb view; picturesque scenery
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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
program (e.g. TV); programme
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
all over Japan; throughout Japan
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
daini (type of playing cards)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
present (brought by a visitor); gift
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...