origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
feeling slightly nauseous; feeling like one is about to retch; yecch; yeck; ech
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
called; known as; that; to say
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it