very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
corolla (of flower); garland; wreath
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
question; inquiry; enquiry
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
woman; female; feminine gender
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
time; season; period; phase; stage
innocent; cherubic; childlike
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
if it is the case that ...