Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo
syllabary; phonetic symbol
first letter; first letters; initial
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
maid; helper; help; assistance
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
comparatively; relatively
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
field horsetail (Equisetum arvense); common horsetail
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall
religious history; history of religion
18-litre measuring container
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to lead into; to draw into
material; substance; matter
tie; social bond; link; obi and cord; string; belt
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
to put (something) back in its place; to replace; to reposition; to move (to another place)