at first; in the beginning; originally
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to accept; to receive; to agree
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to increase; to add to; to augment
to make an appeal; to urge
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas