occasionally; once in a while; now and then
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
exhibition; display; putting on show
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
article; thing; object; property; real estate
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
pharmacy (esp. one without facilities to prepare its own medicines); drugstore; chemist
to offer for sale; to put on the market
in its entirety; whole; wholly
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point