frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
in that way; thus; so; so?
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to say; to be called; to do
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
hand net; dip net; scoop net
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
surmise; guess; inference
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
beginning; outset; first; onset
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
one end; an end; part; fragment
solely; entirely; only; or
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)