expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
sewing; needlework; embroidery
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
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)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
something like ...; something called ...
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
... years old; age (of) ...
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be helpful; to be useful
with these words; while saying
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
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)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch