seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
older sister; lass; young lady
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
certainly; surely; definitely
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish