indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
blunder; slip; error; error
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
paste; glue; clothing starch
ration; stipend; allowance
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
house for rent; house to let; building a house; built house
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to rally; to make a comeback
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
river; stream; River; the ... river
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
government office; agency; board
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only