sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to straighten up; to sit upright
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to say; to tell; to state; to do
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
usually; under usual circumstances
accumulation; accumulate; store
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
sincerity; true heart; devotion
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
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
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic