to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
chord; customary "on" reading (of a kanji) used in Japanese (as opposed to those derived from Chinese); (arch.) Wu reading (of a kanji; as opposed to a Han reading)
hating; strongly disliking
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to shut (someone) out; to leave out; to freeze out; to exclude; to ostracize; to give the cold shoulder
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
because of; owing to; due to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
just managing; with great difficulty
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
existence; being; presence
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side