opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
meaning; significance; sense
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
un-; non-; negative prefix
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
best regards; please take care of; please do
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; mankind; souls; people
false strawberry (Duchesnea chrysantha); mock strawberry
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata); hardy orange
to be needed; to be wanted
charcoal; charred remains