to perceive; to understand
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
such; like that; in that way
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
artificial respirator; ventilator
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should