indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to begin to bloom; to come out
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at that (very) moment; just then
to happen to pass by; to pass by
two persons; two people; pair; couple
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
family crest shaped as a hemp leaf; motif made from entwined hexagons
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
practice; practising; training; study
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit