one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
(arch.) ginger (Zingiber officinale); Japanese pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
(United States of) America; USA
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
transcription; copying; handwriting (as a school subject); penmanship
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
priest attached to a shrine
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
crushed rice; tiny pieces of rice
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
satin with raised figures
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
gaiters; leggings; puttees
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.