to tell (somebody) to (do something)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to lose sight of; to miss
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
number two; mistress; concubine
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
in comparison to; rather than
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
electricity; (electric) light
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to name; to call; to christen; to term
again; once more; a second time
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many