nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to be discouraged; to shrink from
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
diagnostic agent (esp. pregnancy test)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
immediately; right away; on the spot
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
to say; to tell; to state; to do
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to add (e.g. a postscript)
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to look away; to turn away
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
initiation into an art or discipline
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen