to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
chicken cooked in a shallow pan with vegetables
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
virgin; innocent young woman
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
book of oral narratives; story book
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to approach; to draw near
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda