order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
such; this sort of; like this
talk; story; conversation
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
erudition; extensive learning
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Confucianist; Confucian (scholar)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
profundity; extensive (knowledge)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
hoarding; storing away (without using)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
in accordance with; according to
memory; ability to remember
weakening; emaciation; decline
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
book (usu. old); publication; document
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience