I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
all present; all concerned; all of us
draw; tie; quits; even; square
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
so; like this; in this way
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
about to leave; about to start out