live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to have a talk; to tell a story
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
to jar; to creak; to grate
door; gate; opening; title page
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
clinging tightly; (hugging) closely; snuggling; sticking
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
outsider; someone outside of a group
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
searching for someone; search for a missing person
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to mark the end; to spell the end
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to strangle; to constrict
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
still; even now; to this day
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
somehow; for some reason or other