to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to attempt; to test; to try out
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
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)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be surprised; to be astonished
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently