why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
chair; stool; post; office; position
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to look around; to survey
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to set against
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
at least; at most; (even) just
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
how long; how far; how much
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)