please (give me); please (do for me)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
inside; interior; inner part
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
stigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)