to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
speaking voice; talking voice
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
when it becomes; when it comes to
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
accurate; correct; precise; exact
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to need; to call for; to require
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
work-in-progress; working state
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
environment; circumstance
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
very short and stout; small but quite wide around