although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
ten; 10; ten years of age
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
tenth day of the month; ten days
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the mid-month's slate of entertainment in a variety hall
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
(mixture of) ground beef and pork
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
protective cover on a clog
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
crown; diadem; bottle cap