to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
hey there; I say; see here
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
Dragon Quest (game) (abbr)
generation; the world; the age
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
department of agriculture
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
study; research; investigation
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building