to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
behind; in the rear; in back
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(within) basic fare (of a taxi meter, without being charged for mileage)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to look young; to seem young
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
name; given name; first name
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
(writing, painting) brush
superior; excellent; fine
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint