to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
the other day; lately; recently
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
why; how; for what reason
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
all; entire; whole; altogether
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch