approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
energy conservation; economical use of energy
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
termination; cessation; stop
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
derailment; digression; deviation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
Mino paper (var. of Japanese paper)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine