reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
un-; non-; negative prefix
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
very great; enormous; serious
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
number one; first; best; most; game; round
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
school district; school area
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
duty; function; office; mission; task