to concern; to be related
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
direct control; direct supervision
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
knowing; (an) acquaintance
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
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
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
the other day; a few days ago
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
really; truly; indeed; good grief