care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
looking everywhere; looking in all four directions; neighborhood; vicinity
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
depending on; dependent on
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
on the roof; court nobles
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!