sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be needed; to be wanted
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
rather; better; instead; if anything
evil spirit (that can possess people)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
guess; speculation; supposition
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
no exception; without exception; always the same
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
had better ...; had better not ...
I see; that's right; indeed
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
counter for books; volume
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
waste of time; killing time
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma