to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
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)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
particularly; only; in the case of
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
bento; Japanese box lunch
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
door; gate; opening; title page
suffix for familiar person
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)