odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to surround; to crowd around
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
oral tradition; legend; folklore
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
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)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
document; official papers
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
postscript (to a book); verification; publication (in a book)
written seal; stylized signature
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
that is to say; so that means
copying (by hand); transcribing
entreaty; solicitation; earnest request
form; shape; figure; visage
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
villager; village folk; countryfolk
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify