to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to face; to go towards; to head towards
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
container (esp. for food)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to be consistent; to be coherent
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
culm (hollow stem of a grass)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
previous generations; people of the past; ancients
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
rough estimate; mental arithmetic
present-day people; people of this world
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
based on; on the basis of
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
moment; brief space of time
this world; this life; world of the living