dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
serious; not joking; straight
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to work without sleep or rest
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
feeling; sense; impression
mixture of mayonnaise and canned tuna, used on bread, pasta, etc.
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
student (esp. a university student)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
spell; curse; incantation
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
foreign; abroad; overseas
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!