wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
such ... as; or some such
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
suffix for familiar person
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
since then; from that time; ever since
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
tool; implement; means; furniture
feeling; sense; impression
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many