to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
law-like nature; regularity
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
literally; to the letter; literal
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
observation; survey; watching
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); composed poem
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
material; materials; data; information; documents
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
amplitude (of vibration); (degree of) instability; volatility; fluctuation
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)