to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
don't you think?; indicates question
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
large serving; large portion
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death