ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
police officer; policeman; policewoman
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)
Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to concern; to be related
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
central government office; head office; this office
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
proposal; motion; recommendation
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
pregnancy; conception; gestation
one's house; one's home; one's family
decision; determination; resolution
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh