simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
honorific/polite/humble prefix
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post