lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
addition; increase; Canada
rut; wheel track; distance between two wheels; gauge
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
such; this sort of; like this
river; stream; River; the ... river
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
that; the matter in question
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
want to ... do something; would like to ...
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
counter for doses of medicine, etc.