to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(way of) literary composition; (way of) spelling; school composition
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
letter; missive; note; mail
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
please (give me); please (do for me)