distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
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
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
accident resulting in personal injury or death (esp. traffic, rail, etc.)
information; news; report; reward; retribution
news; word; tidings; omen
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
food and drink; eating and drinking
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
as (for); for; in the capacity of
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to discuss; to talk together
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
that day; the very same day
fifth day of the month; five days
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire