particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
dakuten; diacritic kana mark that turns an unvoiced consonant into a voiced consonant
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
bucking horse; unmanageable horse
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
writing on someone's behalf
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
every single word and phrase; word by word
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
wholeheartedly; with all one's heart; cordially; sincerely
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to be plump; to be chubby
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to say no more; to sink into silence
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
taste; liking; preference
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all