end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
one thin flat object; one sheet
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
that; the matter in question
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
such; like that; that sort of; very
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
like; similar to; same as
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
next; secondly; subsequently
to dye; to colour; to color
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
desperately; for one's dear life
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to rain incessantly; to downpour