wonderful; splendid; magnificent
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
woman's handwriting; hiragana
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
love affair; love rumour; love rumor
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
time; hour; season; time of the year
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
opening a business; opening a practice
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
thereupon; shortly thereafter
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
samurai; warrior; military family
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct