seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
hereditary system; hereditary succession
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
type of faceted glass from Edo
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Yakult (probiotics company)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
growth period (in children)
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)