to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
addition; annexation; appendage
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
a little bit; a little while
kana orthography; syllabary spelling
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
job; work; duties; trade; skill
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
family name; lineage; birth; clan
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
worldly wisdom; gumption; stingy person
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
production; output; turning out
world; society; people; the public
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
ectogenesis; outside the body
right and wrong; right or wrong
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve