belief; faith; conviction
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
blood vessel; blood relationship
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
pride; boast; credit (to)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
than; from; out of; except; but; more
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
adds force or indicates command
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle