the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
pointing out; identification
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
Kanpyō era (889.4.27-898.4.26); Kanbyō era
master; teacher; stable master
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
performer; entertainer; celebrity
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
(state of) utter panic; great panic
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
musical composition; tune
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
the other day; a few days ago
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
as (for); for; in the capacity of
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher