to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
honorific/polite/humble prefix
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be found; to be discovered
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
had better ...; had better not ...
adds force or indicates command
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
and yet; though; when; in spite of
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to distribute; to apportion; to divide