to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
eternal; unlimited; endless
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to state; to express; to mention
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
of course; certainly; naturally
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
very much; exceedingly; extremely
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
complete stranger; total stranger