kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
several minutes; a few minutes
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
store interior; inside of a shop
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
stealthily; secretly; in secret
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
yearning; longing for; deep affection
scale; scope; plan; structure
clanging; empty; deserted
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
such ... as; or some such
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct