stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to use up all one's strength
electricity; (electric) light
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
don't you think?; indicates question
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
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)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
boisterously; roughly; briskly
note (letter) left behind; will
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
separate; scattered; apart
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
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)
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
police officer; policeman; policewoman