un-; non-; negative prefix
control; management; supervision
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
plot; conspiracy; conference
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
complete; whole; perfect; safe
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
roundabout way (of speaking or working)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
fulfilment of a vow; fulfillment of a vow
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
to rise; to erect; to get up
night watch; night guard; night shift
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
to chirp or buzz constantly (usu. insects or birds)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
face; looks; vestiges; trace
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little