to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
honorific affix; honorific prefix
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
danger; peril; hazard; risk
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
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)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
because of; owing to; due to
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to carry out one's mission
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
keeping things tidy and in order
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread