yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
official announcement; proclamation
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
at that time; in those days
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
Ten Wings (set of commentaries to I Ching traditionally ascribed to Confucius)
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
simply; merely; only; solely