scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
desperation; struggle to the death
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to lie down; to throw oneself down
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
building (construction) site
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
garden (esp. with trees); park
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
discovery; detection; finding
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to be born; to come into the world
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
magic sword; cursed sword
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be