only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
to go out and away; to leave
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
two guilty parties tried and punished together
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
practice; practising; training; study
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
not understanding; not knowing
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
tail (animal); tail end; tip
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff