university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
setting aside; leaving to one side
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
just a minute; small quantity
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
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
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
forgetting; lapse of memory
that's the way it is; such is life
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
frequent; densely packed; thick
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)