God; god; ace; king; superior person
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to peel off and fall; to flake away
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern; to manipulate skillfully
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae