to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to speak; to hear a voice
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to smile (at); to grin (at)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)