to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
summer vacation; summer holiday