becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
river; stream; River; the ... river
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
initial opening (esp. of a temple)
Nihon kokugo dai jiten (famous Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan)
island country mentality; insular spirit; insularism; insularity
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
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.)
don't you think?; indicates question
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
adding (e.g. an entry to a dictionary); listing; inclusion
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
difficult to ...; hard to ...
nature; property; disposition
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
myself; yourself; I; me; you
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
quotation; citation; reference
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all