less than ...; smaller ...
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
those (near the second person)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
care label (e.g. giving washing, etc. instructions)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
being filled with; being full of; permeation
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
the way back; the way home; return trip
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
image; figure; figure; form; image