to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
later on; eventually; afterwards
creation; generation; formation; derivation
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
to save; to leave over; to spare
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to be overcome with emotion
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
dignified; austere; imposing
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
artificial hill (in a garden)
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
one's person; around one's person
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
in accordance with; subordinate to
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest