face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
ability; capability; skill
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
in this way; thus; such; uh...
source of worry; source of distress
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
social life; social intercourse
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
eastern part; the east (of a region)
northern part; the north (of a region)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person