-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
equilibrium; good balance; poise
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
teacher; instructor; professor
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
invitation; introduction; temptation
young master; son of a high-ranking person
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
still; even now; to this day
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
adds force or indicates command
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!