journal; magazine; periodical
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
development; exploitation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
start-up company; venture business
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
(not so) much; (not) very
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
how; in what way; how about
criticism; critique; review; commentary
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
millions; several million; a few million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
go that far; to that extent
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to hand over; to surrender