painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
changing clothes; change of clothes
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
reason; cause; circumstances
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
beginning; outset; first; onset
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to be needed; to be wanted
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament