mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
mission; delegation; transmission
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
modern Japanese; current written style
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)