familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to say; to tell; to state; to do
beginning; outset; opening; start
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
military officer; naval officer
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
writing; composition; essay; sentence
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
somehow; for some reason (or other)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to