pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); market tone; undertone; balance between the position of white and black stones (in go)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
archery; mapping; map; morphism
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
Death comes to old and young alike; uncertainty of life
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to pass (of time); to elapse
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response