to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
long foot (approx. 37.9cm)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
distance across; diameter
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
master; teacher; stable master
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood