to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
reason; cause; circumstances
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
the very best; excellent; superb
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
flood; freshet; inundation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
spirit; heart; disposition
it is not (like that) either
such ... as; or some such
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to look around; to survey
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
because; for; the reason why is ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
one's own child; one's own children