civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
imagination; supposition; guess
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to be able to manage somehow or another
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
beginning; outset; first; onset
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to go ahead; to pull ahead
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway