reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
considerably; fairly; quite
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
one end; an end; part; fragment
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
truancy; school non-attendance
settlement; solution; resolution
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)