to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
image; figure; figure; form; image
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
close; intimate; on good terms
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)