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)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
Gunji Shigetada (1860.12.28-1924.8.15)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
president (of a society); chairman
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
occupation and defence (of land, etc.)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
product; produce; result; fruit
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
duty; function; office; mission; task
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
(professional) driver (of a taxi, train, etc.); motorman; mate (on a ship); officer
hard training; intensive training
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart