consideration; taking into account
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
legend; folklore; tradition
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
exorcism rite; purification
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to mistakenly say; to misspeak; to misstate (the facts); to make a slip of the tongue
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
unique; peculiar; singular
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
bargain; find; unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
successive generations; successive emperors
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation