to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
educated; learned; schooled
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
one's long-cherished desire
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.)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
people; citizens; subjects; folk
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
will not do; do not; does not
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
father of one's country; father of the nation
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
trust; confidence; credence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as