to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
place; room; margin; scope
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
import; importation; introduction; afferent
precision instrument or machine
inspection; examination; checking
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
low dining table; tea table
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
by means of; due to; because of; according to