head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese babylon shell)
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
honorific/polite/humble prefix
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
older brother; elder brother
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment