showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
outward appearance; looks
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to run around; to bustle about
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
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.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
existence; being; presence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
when it becomes; when it comes to
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
story; tale; talk; discussion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
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
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule