taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
movie (film, screen) actor or actress
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
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.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
quite; utterly; really; completely
female private parts; female genitals
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
assistant in a duel (e.g. a cockfight, poetry contest, etc.) (Heian period); older male in an homosexual relationship
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
quickly; calmly; intently
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
adds force or indicates command
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly