sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
surname; family name; last name
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
to add (to); to add on; to append
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
kanji dictionary; Chinese character dictionary
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
counter for books; volume
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
as a child; when one was a child
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
condolence call; visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences
in case of; at that time; at this time
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
one's post; place of work; workplace
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
stroke count (of a kanji)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
to take a picture; to take a photo
bright green; chartreuse green
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
bento; Japanese box lunch
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating