surname; family name; last name
I see; that's right; indeed
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to stop raining or snowing
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
participation; joining; entry; adherence
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
copyright symbol; copyright sign; copyright
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult to ...; hard to ...
furniture store; furniture dealer
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
original picture; key frame; key animation
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
possible; likely; probable
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course