ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
settlement; solution; resolution
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
corridor; hallway; passageway
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
honorific/polite/humble prefix
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)