serious; not joking; straight
kanji "person radical" (radical 9)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
originally; by nature; from the start
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
pung (or kong) of south tiles when south is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
as a child; when one was a child
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt