face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
chair; stool; post; office; position
license; permit; licence; certificate
offense (against the law); offence; violation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
river; stream; River; the ... river
festival; feast; carnival
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
God; god; ace; king; superior person
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
monetary offering; offertory
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
besides; in addition; also; moreover
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)