to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
original idea; originality
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
and so; therefore; for that reason
weekly publication; weekly magazine
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
lately; recently; nowadays
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
looking away; looking aside
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
Okamoto Tarou (1911.2.26-1996.1.7)
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
question; inquiry; enquiry
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied