polite; courteous; hospitable
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations); nickname; section of a village
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
action of making something; -ification
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
adoration; admiration; reverence
on the occasion of; at the time of
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
-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
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
national border; provincial border
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to serve; to work for; to attend
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items