just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
postcard; memo; note; card
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
two times; twice; two degrees
magnanimity; generosity; tolerance
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
pull; patronage; tug; discount
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
each (every) time; whenever
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to speak; to say; to vocalize
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline