this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
base on balls; walk; pass
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
first base; first baseman; one fort
third (base, baseman, gear)
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
suffix for familiar person
father; dad; husband; you; he
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
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
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point