un-; non-; negative prefix
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
seventh day of the month; seven days
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
stochastic; probabilistic
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
beginning; outset; first; onset
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
fax; facsimile; fax machine
diagnosis; medical examination
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
mental; spiritual; emotional
because of; owing to; due to
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)