origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to be burned out (of one's home)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
master's (academic degree)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
condensed milk; Soviet Union
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
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
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
image; figure; figure; form; image
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
all; entire; whole; altogether
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
1,000,000; one million; million; many
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around