(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
pre-paid card for purchasing books; Tosho card; library book index card
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
indeed; really; truly; very much
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
for today; for the time being
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
welcome!; nice to see you!
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
jealousy; roasted rice cake
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot