kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
popular name; common name; given name
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
marriage proposal; courtship
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
appearing rustic; ancient song played at the court; comical tanka
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cheering in chorus; saying in unison