adds force or indicates command
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
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)
rather; better; instead; if anything
walking around at night; night travel; night train
the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
group; bunch; crowd; group
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
middle of the night; dead of night
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
small gathering; happy circle
to find fault with; to question
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
lining of a sleeve; sleeve lining
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...