moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small
hot salt water (incl. bath)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
boneless rib (esp. of pork or beef); boned rib
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
sire pig; boar; brood sow
lately; recently; nowadays
the West; the Occident; Western countries
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
pre-existing; already there; conventional
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
high spirits; boastful talk
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)