sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
both hands; both arms; ten
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
creak; squeak; rasping sound
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
door; gate; opening; title page
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort