to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
lightly deep-fried (food, esp. tofu)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
position; job; employment; opening
to go out and away; to leave
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
Buddhist (household) altar
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
even more; still more; further
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge