push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
absentmindedly; in spite of oneself
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to look around; to survey
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
(medical) doctor; physician
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
decision; judgment; resolution
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
seventh day of the month; seven days
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
third day of the month; three days
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
kindness and affection; love