(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
emperor (of Japan); mikado
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to read aloud; to read to someone
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
such; this sort of; like this
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
common people; ordinary people; masses
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
don't you think?; indicates question
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
how; in what way; how about