to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
account book; ledger; register; script (of a play); libretto; scenario
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
as much as one can; as much as possible
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to write down; to record; to register
simple; simplified; easy; plain
religious organization; religious organisation
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
talk; recital; narration; topic
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
1000 ri; (a) long distance