prefix for forming ordinal numbers
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
courteous; decorous; polite
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
interruption; suspension; break
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
personal; individual; private
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
under construction; in preparation
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to fall ill; to be taken ill
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to speak through one's tears; to speak with tears in one's eyes