road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
while; even though; despite
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
(electrical) outlet; (wall) socket; power point
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
then; well; so; well then
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
scene; sight; scenario; setting
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)