to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
final adjustment; final coordination
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
normalcy; normality; normal
to begin; to set about; to start
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
digestive medicine; medicine for the stomach and bowels
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly