very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
book; volume; this; present; main; head
twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
by means of; due to; because of; according to
contract; compact; agreement
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to differ; to vary; to disagree
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
one's own work; making by oneself
alone; by oneself; on one's own
impossible; unlikely; improbable
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
collection of books; (personal) library
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker