by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
the deceased; the departed
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
phantom; vision; illusion
principle; theory; fundamental truth
successive generations; successive emperors
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
matter to be checked or investigated
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
indeed; really; truly; very much
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to skip over (while reading); to skim
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face
close; intimate; on good terms
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
it hasn't been long since
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
just a minute; small quantity
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless