to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
honorific/polite/humble prefix
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
postcard; memo; note; card
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
present; gift; to give a present or gift
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
don't you think?; indicates question
such ... as; or some such
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
number one; first; best; most; game; round
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
for example; for instance; e.g.
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
many; much; plenty; hardly
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination