to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
loveable; very likeable; like very much
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
society; the world; the times
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances