what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to put someone to work; to make someone work
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to hand (over); to deliver in person
Konjaku Monogatarishū (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); Tales of Times Now Past
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
indeed; really; truly; very much
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
table of contents; contents
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism