last night; yesterday evening
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
emperor (of Japan); mikado
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
anger; being angry; being mad
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
older brother; elder brother
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
(in the) good name (of); (fine-sounding) pretext; good reputation; good name; beautiful name
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
special; particular; peculiar; unique
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to rule; to govern; to administer
to govern; to manage; to subdue
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
general term; generic name
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort