box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
development; exploitation
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
vague recollection; faint memory
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
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
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
study; research; investigation
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember