to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
book; volume; this; present; main; head
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
several people; a few people
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to pull in (fish); to land
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance