great person; eminent figure
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to pick a fight; to find fault
occupation; calling; livelihood
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; biennial
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
famous literary composition
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
wise saying; famous saying
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
story; tale; talk; discussion
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
should; must; -able; probably; likely
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production