direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
story; tale; talk; discussion
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
nothing but; except; no more than
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
genius; prodigy; natural gift
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan