head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to differ; to vary; to disagree
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to think too much; to be over-concerned
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)