literally; to the letter; literal
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
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
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
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
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 up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
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
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
materials; data; document
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
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
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
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
although I say; although one might say; although called
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
spider's thread; spider silk
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
each place; various places
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag