to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
form; shape; figure; visage
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
people's history (written for the king of China; usu. written as a novel)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
feeling; sense; impression
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
two times; twice; two degrees
beginning; outset; first; onset
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
accumulating good deeds; doing good
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk