amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
but; however; provided that
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to revere; to respect; to worship
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to collect; to assemble; to gather
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)