smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
living thing; living creature; animal; life
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
uneducated; uncultured; unrefined; ignorant
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
novel; original; new; innovative
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
bird; bard (esp. in RPG games)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
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)
to refuse; to reject; to deny
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
the other day; a few days ago