to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
kana indicating the pronunciation of kanji; furigana
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to watch steadily; to stare
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
pronunciation; production of sound
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to repeat; to do something over again
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to jump at; to be attracted by
to have a meal; to take a meal
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to feel hungry; to get hungry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
urine bottle; (urinary) bedpan; chamber pot (esp. medical); urinal
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
man; male; masculine gender
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of