to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
principle; theory; fundamental truth
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
action; operation; effect; function
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
tirelessly; perseveringly; without letting up
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
(very) patient; persevering
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
string made from twisted paper
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
name; given name; first name
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
Island; insula; island; islet
to name; to call; to christen; to term