recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
study; library; den; home office; reading room
living room (Western style); sitting room
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to encamp; to take up positions
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
tool; implement; means; furniture
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
convenient; handy; useful
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder