fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
duty; obligation; responsibility
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
polite; respectful; reverent
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
good feeling; feeling good
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring