whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
street; quarter; district; area
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
outsider; someone outside of a group
at a moment's notice; readily
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
absence; disregard; indifference
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to call a person's attention (to)
being somewhat excited (agitated)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
at first; in the beginning; originally
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
head of the student council; president of the student council
appointment; rendezvous; date
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
autumnal tints; fall tints
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
while; even though; despite
roadside tree; row of trees
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red