tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
woman; female; feminine gender
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
beloved child; dear child
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
pupil; student; schoolchild
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself