to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
circular (document); circulating letter; palindrome
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
practice; practising; training; study
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to be pleased with; to suit
voiced consonant in Japanese
unvoiced consonant (except p) in Japanese
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
any more; any further; any better; any longer
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
mixed writing (kanji and kana)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
all night; throughout the night
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
it seems so; that's what it looks like
as a child; when one was a child
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)