to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
carriage; movement (of the body)
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
how many years; how long; what year
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
birth; creation; formation
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
shell (e.g. electron shell)
to creep about; to crawl around
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
household; home; family; housekeeping
busy; having no (free) time
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to marry off; to espouse to
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
cutting off the head; shaping the flowers and leaves of a plant
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
inspection; examination; survey
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)