to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to recall; to remember; to recollect
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
decision; judgment; resolution
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
interstage; inter-section; column space
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
too much; excessively; too
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
image; figure; figure; form; image
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
time (three times, each time, etc.); times