business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
presumption; assumption; estimation
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
orders; instructions; directive; command
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
application (of ointment, etc.)
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner