to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
in that way; thus; so; so?
to feel; to sense; to experience
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
form; shape; figure; visage
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
should; must; -able; probably; likely
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
personification; impersonation; embodiment
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
my book; my (humble) work; a little thing of mine
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
people; men and women; each person; everybody
appearance; air; mien; getup
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
staff member; employee; worker; personnel