new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
present; gift; to give a present or gift
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to get between; to be caught in
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
hospitalization; hospitalisation
general anesthesia; general anaesthesia
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)