corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to mark the end; to spell the end
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
preserved food boiled in soy
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt