to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be transparent; to show through
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
last night; yesterday evening
purification rite (esp. one held prior to a Shinto event)
ancient Shinto music and dancing
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
performing as a substitute; standing in (for)
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
three kinds; three varieties
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
prayer (for something); supplication
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble; blowoff; effusion; blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
contract; compact; agreement
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
mysterious power of words to alter reality
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))