to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
look!; there!; here!; that is
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
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)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh