awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
middle of the night; dead of night
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
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
editor (in publishing, etc.)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
older brother and younger sister
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
accumulation; accumulate; store
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
to sink (into); to get depressed
to get one's head around; to think about
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to lay aside; to set aside
in succession; one after another
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak