personal; individual; private
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
don't you think?; indicates question
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
book; volume; this; present; main; head
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
preface; introduction; preamble
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power