indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
such; this sort of; like this
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
how can (one) do something
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment