lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
(social) position; status
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
all; entire; whole; altogether
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
feeling; sense; impression
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
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
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
not yet known; unknown; strange
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly