letter; missive; note; mail
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
dictation; verbal statement
how; in what way; how about
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
adds force or indicates command
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
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
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
relation; relative; kind; cordial
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
famous literary composition