to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
plural; multiple; plural (number)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
sick person; patient; invalid
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)