effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
single word; a few words; brief comment
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
something; what; why; how
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
opinion; intention; thought
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
(sitting) knee-to-knee; face-to-face
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
division into equal parts; equal parts
to turn towards; to point
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
one meaning; primary importance; primary significance; a reason; a truth
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
be (that) as it may; having said that
consequence; outcome; result; blame
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
leader (of an alliance); leading power
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to