to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
accurate; correct; precise; exact
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
arm; skill; efforts; ability
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
evening; last night; yesterday evening
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap