body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
honorific/polite/humble prefix
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to distribute; to hand out
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water