honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
abduction issue (esp. of those Japanese abducted by North Korea)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
official announcement; proclamation
international; diplomatic intercourse
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
profitable plan; good plan
our country; our land; one's own country
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
double; twice (as much); twofold
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
invisibly; secretly; privately
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)