to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
while studying; presently studying
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
since then; from that time; ever since
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
even so; anyhow; at any rate
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to redeem (from sin); to save
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
for this very reason; that is exactly why
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
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)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to make an appeal; to urge
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
strong pressure; heavy pressure