distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
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)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less