to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
counter for books; volume
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
for example; for instance; e.g.
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
chance; opportunity; occasion
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
(some) more; even more; longer; further
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny