inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
prayer (for something); supplication
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
moisture; humidity; dampness
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
action of making something; -ification
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
snake; serpent; large snake
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects