to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
master; teacher; stable master
prefix used to strengthen a derogatory adjective
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
two times; twice; two degrees
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
how much; how many; to what extent
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
that's the way it is; such is life
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
bento; Japanese box lunch
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
while; during; while; although; all; both
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health