honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
parliament; congress; diet; house (of parliament, etc.); chamber
dull sound; muffled sound
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
silence; stillness; quietness
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to stiffen; to become stiff
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
one day; (on) a certain day
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still