basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
banquet or reception hall
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
button (clothing); push-button
button (clothing); push-button
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate