mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
action of making something; -ification
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in that way; thus; so; so?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn