place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
next; secondly; subsequently
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to smash down; to beat in
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
story; tale; talk; discussion
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
don't you think?; indicates question
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
suffix for familiar person
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)