in comparison to; rather than
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to feel; to sense; to experience
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
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)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
suffix for familiar person
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
preparation; arrangements
hedge; fence; border; limit
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
a find; windfall; bargain
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!