emphasizes direct object of action
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
regret; repentance; remorse
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
over-fond parent; doting parent
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
touring (by car, bike, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
dry riverbed; river beach
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)