to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
hidden room; secret chamber
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
to rush over; to run up to
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
and; thereupon; because of that
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
equality; uniformity; evenness
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
in order; in turn; one by one
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
standard; set; routine; decided
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
customary use; common usage; general usage
phrase example; haiku example
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander