bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
starvation; famine; hunger
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to revere; to respect; to worship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
first flower of the season or year; first flowering on a plant; first menstruation; woman who has just reached adulthood
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
decapitation; decapitated head
price; cost; value; worth; value
but; however; even though; even if
together; mutually; fellow
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
just; fair; proper; reasonable
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish