to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
man; male; masculine gender
hello; good day; good afternoon
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to