pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
expression; look; countenance; face
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be surprised; to be astonished
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to be found; to be discovered
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange