one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
to have medicine be effective
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
student accommodation; student dormitory
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
existence; possession; having; limited company
together with; same; both; all; including ...
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
piece; fragment; one (object)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to be infected; to be contagious
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000