suffix for familiar person
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
small number of children (per family); low birth rate; youngest child (in the family)
tendency; trend; inclination
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
co-existence and co-prosperity
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
while alive; during one's lifetime
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
belief; faith; conviction
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
official function; state function
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)