to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
yearned for; longed for; missed
long-cherished desire; Amida Buddha's original vow
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
(your) choice; preference; wish
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
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)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
(one's) wife; wife (of a peer or subordinate)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen