mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
a little bit; a little while
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
all present; all concerned; all of us
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
directions; instructions; orders; command
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple