small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to be needed; to be wanted
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
still; even now; to this day
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
route (when going somewhere); way (to get somewhere)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
how; in what way; how about
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point