to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
novel; story; (work of) fiction
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
don't worry about it; forget about it
please (give me); please (do for me)
library (usu. single-room); small library
author; writer; novelist; artist
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
feeling; sense; impression
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
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)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
sincere; honest; faithful
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation