spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
how long; how much; to what extent
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
lock-opening; lock-picking
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
sacred fire; sacred flame; Olympic flame; Olympic torch
that's the way it is; such is life
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune