stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
marriage proposal; courtship
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
conviction; belief; confidence
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
superstition; superstitious belief
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
cowrie (esp. the chocolate cowrie, Mauritia mauritiana); cowry
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
rest; break; recess; intermission
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears