insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
while; during; while; although; all; both
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
rikka; formal style of ikebana
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...