purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to sing someone's praises; to give someone a boost; (lit.) to carry a lantern
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to call out; to ask someone to come
in the meanwhile; during the time
to hide; to conceal oneself
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
beginning; outset; first; onset
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
grudge; spite; malice; rancor
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot