(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
outside the country; abroad
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
instead; but (on the other hand)
to practice magic; to practise magic
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
time; hour; period; class
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific