perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
very much; very many; more and more
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
explanation; interpretation
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
writing; composition; essay; sentence
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
reality; actuality; hard fact
that's the way it is; such is life
to accept; to receive; to agree
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
by means of; due to; because of; according to
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
longed-for; anxiously awaited
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance