excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
moderately; in moderation
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
outsider; someone outside of a group
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
in succession; one after another
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
older brother; elder brother
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
too much; excessively; too
all you have to do is; just; that's all
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
in a day; in a brief space of time
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to help each other; to cooperate
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to live; to make a living; to get on with
comfort; consolation; diversion
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
light; faint; pale; fleeting
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)