miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
writing brush; writing; handwriting
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
meter (in Chinese poetry); consistency
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be worried; to be troubled
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
consequence; outcome; result; blame
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
railing; handrail; balustrade; armrest (chair)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
ago; since; before; previous
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
curtain; hanging; bunting