approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to spit out; to eject; to dump
true meaning; true significance
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
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
winning techniques where the opponent is thrown without close bodily contact
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
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to give directions; to issue instructions
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
good; goodness; right; virtue
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
commander; general; leader
to rank next to; to come after
considerably; fairly; quite
serious; severe; grave; acute
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to surround; to crowd around
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle