although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)