magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
leather cover; leather binding
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
sequence; progression; several lines; several rows
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
that is to say; so that means
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
selection; choice; option
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
now that; since; so long as; because
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen