pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
settlement; solution; resolution
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
not limited to; not just ...
that is to say; so that means
to subsist; to keep on living
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
while; even though; despite
main text; original text; this book; this volume
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
one's view of life and death; attitude toward living and dying