seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
ganmodoki; fried tofu fritter made with vegetables
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to spit out; to eject; to dump
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
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