hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
I see; that's right; indeed
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
number one; first; best; most; game; round
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
don't you think?; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
adds force or indicates command
to turn towards; to point
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)