to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
hello; good day; good afternoon
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to complain; to make a complaint
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish