to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
means of transportation; transport service
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
almost; roughly; approximately
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
straw cutter; short mane; pressing and cutting
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
how; in what way; by what means
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...