to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
bad (feeling, impression, attitude); creepy; disgusting
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
meaning; significance; sense
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)