book; volume; this; present; main; head
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to miss a chance; to fail to do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
journal; magazine; periodical
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
don't you think?; indicates question
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to prostrate oneself before
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
birth; creation; formation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome