government office; agency; board
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
have to do; must; should; ought to
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
many; numerous; various; large number of
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
head with grey hair (gray); grey head
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
high laced shoes or boots
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid