repaying a kindness; gratitude
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
based on; on the basis of
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
pupil; student; schoolchild
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
cooperation; collaboration
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
declaration; proclamation; announcement
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
deep-fried tofu mixed with thinly sliced vegetables
two at a time; two by two; in twos
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside