to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
birth; creation; formation
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
please (give me); please (do for me)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
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.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
technique; art; skill; move
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
female high-school student
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
participation; joining; entry; adherence
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to unfold; to unroll; to open
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)