to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; okame; okame soba; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
private school; non-government school; independent school
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
east, west, south and north
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout