beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to spend time (on doing something)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
gem; jewel; precious stone
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
don't you think?; indicates question
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
speech; expression; wording; language
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
name plate; name tag; label
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
form; shape; figure; visage
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to become dim; to become blurred
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun