place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
match; game; bout; contest
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
second; number two; runner-up
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
joint together; opposite; facing
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress