white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be too numerous; to be too much
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
living thing; living creature; animal; life
living thing; organism; creature; biology
sad; wretched; deplorable
template; run of the mill; formulaic
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)