to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
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
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
same family (race, tribe)
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
such; like that; that sort of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
innocence; being not guilty
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
choices; alternatives; options
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest; Mount Fangzhang (said to be inhabited by immortals); Mount Fanghu
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Yingzhou Island (said to lie in the eastern sea and be inhabited by immortals)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
genuine article; real thing; real deal
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)