(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
spot; point; place; position
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
existence; being; presence
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
shading; shielding from light
twist; wrench; distortion; torsion
fresh verdure; new green leaves
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
rust-proofing; anti-corrosive
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)