mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
arm; skill; efforts; ability
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
pretension; conceit; hubris
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
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)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
audience seating (noh theater); audience (esp. in noh)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty