character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
kun reading; kun'yomi; native Japanese reading of a Chinese character
kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word; declensional kana ending
depending on; dependent on
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
pupil; student; schoolchild
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
together; at the same time; same; identical
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
basket; basketball; basket cloth
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
much-talked-about; recently popular; in vogue
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
section; cross section; profile
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to put into the mouth; to eat
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily