to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to jump at; to be attracted by
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to rush over; to run up to
large number (of); many; majority
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
living thing; living creature; animal; life
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
remembrance; recollection; recognition
retreating figure; appearance from behind
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
doing as one is told; yes-man
hey there; I say; see here
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to close (one's eyes); to shut
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
curiosity; inquisitiveness
interruption; suspension; break
these guys; these fellows
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer