this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
how; in what way; by what means
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lowly people (Edo period); eta
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
after that; afterwards; thereafter
life; living; I; me; student
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
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)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
individual; private person; personal; private
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
conviction; belief; confidence
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)