ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)
considerably; fairly; quite
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
at least; at most; (even) just
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
intellectual-type gangster
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
ignorant of the ways of the world
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to comfort; to console; to amuse
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
again; once more; a second time
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
fourth day of the month; four days
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic