food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to subsist; to keep on living
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
university student; college student
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
great distance; thousands of miles; (lit.) ten thousand ri
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
gold dust; silver dust; sand; grit
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand