honorific/polite/humble prefix
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
an offering of tea and hot water made to Buddha or the spirit of the deceased; a tea infusion; tea and hot water; tea ceremony
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
now; the present time; just now; another; more
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
adds force or indicates command
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
indeed; really; truly; very much
ten; 10; ten years of age
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
man of refined tastes; refined person; tea ceremony master; lewd man; lecher
unique thing; best on earth