birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
second; number two; runner-up
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
form; shape; figure; visage
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling