escape; excelling; prominence
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
worldly affairs; public affairs
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
Japanese Names of Medical Herbs (book written 901-923)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
adds force or indicates command
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
and (also); both ... and; as well as
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
newly compiled; newly edited
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted