teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
help; assistance; service
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)