indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of