iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
it is not (like that) either
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
magical power; mystical force
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
light; faint; pale; fleeting
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to dye; to colour; to color
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
now; the present time; just now; another; more