for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
to pierce through; to break through
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to be transparent; to show through
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
index finger; forefinger; second toe
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
at first; in the beginning; originally
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
to give out (off) fragrance
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
latest fashion; trend of the times
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
pupil; student; schoolchild
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
just a minute; small quantity
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold