to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
close-cropped hair; shaven head
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
family; members of a family
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
expression; presentation; representation; notation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
gesture; sign; hand signal
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
low dining table; tea table