to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
so; like this; in this way
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
while; during; while; although; all; both
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
(arch.) carpenter's square; perpendicularity; straightness; model; standard
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
together with; same; both; all; including ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
form; shape; figure; visage
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father