machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
one's early days; little while
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
ornamental ridge-end tile
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
several years; a few years
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
parliamentarian; member of a congress
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
licensed red-light quarters
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
economic world; financial circles; business community
town; city; municipal; urban
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous