hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
two persons; two people; pair; couple
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
drill (esp. military); training
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
how; in what way; how about
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
honorific/polite/humble prefix
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
difference; variation; difference
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed