to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to be too numerous; to be too much
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
just one person; only one
individual; private person; personal; private
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to happen to have on hand or in stock
student (esp. a university student)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
blank column; blank space
modern person; people of today
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to slide into; to slip into
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
belongings; appendage; accessory
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes