sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
rather than; more ... than ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
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)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
nothing but; except; no more than
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
rather; sooner; preferably
thought; consideration; thinking
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
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
welcome; (warm) reception
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to collapse; to flop (onto)
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
fast-talking; rapid talking
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not