to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
how; in what way; how about
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
boarding house; school dormitory; residential college (UK, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
silence; stillness; quietness
breath; breathing; tone; mood
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to breathe out; to exhale
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to appease; to suppress; to calm
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
how; in what way; how about; questionable
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
time; hour; period; class
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma