to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
origin; beginning; source
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
main text; original text; this book; this volume
proposal; proposition; suggestion
differentiation; discrimination; distinction
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
literature; books (reference); document
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
event; phenomenon; matter
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to look down on; to make light of
tendency; trend; inclination
each individual; each person
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear