honorific/polite/humble prefix
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
perfect; complete; flawless
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
container (e.g. shipping); skip
to be opposite; to face each other
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
source of river; fountainhead
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
conduit; pipe; duct; vessel
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
book; volume; this; present; main; head
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
stop it!; enough!; cut it out
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
any more; any further; any better; any longer