lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
a.m.; before noon; ante meridiem; AM broadcasting; amplitude modulation
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
outline; summary; argument
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
short story; short film; short poem
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
conducting wire; line of flow (of people, objects, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that is to say; so that means
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
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
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
as (for); for; in the capacity of
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o