humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
kanji "fish" radical at left
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
every evening; night after night
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
minority group (party); minority
participants; participating athletes
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
surrounding at a distance
to watch over; to watch attentively
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)