to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
beyond this point; from now on; after this
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
head; lead; vanguard; first
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
and; thereupon; because of that
theatre; theater; playhouse
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
sorry; excuse me; thank you
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
such; like that; that sort of; very
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
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)
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate