to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
book; volume; this; present; main; head
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
door; gate; opening; title page
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to take up space; to occupy space
having said that; on the other hand
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
corridor; hallway; passageway
royal castle; imperial castle
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
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
interior design; interior; upholstery
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence