apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
being on duty; person on duty
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
have to do; must; should; ought to
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
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)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
causeway; land bridge; path on an embankment
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
brief (amount of time); short
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
trembling from fear; trembling all over
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)