to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
rising; ascending; climbing
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)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
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
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
female molester; lewd woman; libidinous woman; stupid woman
to be found; to be discovered
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!