how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
student (esp. a university student)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
while; during; while; although; all; both
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to feel; to sense; to experience
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
beginning; outset; first; onset
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
at that time; in those days
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
the same book; the said book; ibid.
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
suggestive; pregnant (e.g. pregnant pause)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful