nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
bulky (e.g. clothing); ungainly; heavy; poorly hit; weak
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
but; however; provided that
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
adds force or indicates command
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how; in what way; how about
don't you think?; indicates question
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)