deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
shikigami; spirit used by onmyōji sorcerers
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
extinction; annihilation; destruction
seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into