to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
yearned for; longed for; missed
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
should; must; -able; probably; likely
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
suffix for familiar person
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
imagination; supposition; guess
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants