town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
family; relatives; dependents; household
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
Video Cassette (Tape) Recorder; VCR
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
ray (of light); beam; light
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
is that so?; I see; right; oh
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
suffix for familiar person
hello; good day; good afternoon
older sister; lass; young lady
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
after all; because; but; even; too; as well