to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
red birthmark (esp. a hemangioma)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
police officer; policeman; constable
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
wide difference; a world of difference
document; official papers
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
last night; yesterday evening
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
guardian; protector; patron; parent
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
person from the same province, town, village, etc.