busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
kiseru; Japanese smoking pipe; fire tube (of a fire-tube boiler); chimney
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
sour look; surly face; pout
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile