honorific/polite/humble prefix
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to let an opportunity slip
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
rather; sooner; preferably
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
please; somehow or other; one way or another
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix