to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
danger; peril; hazard; risk
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
space (room, area, outer space)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
threesome (sexual activity)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
such; this sort of; like this
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
control; management (e.g. of a business)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
preference; priority; precedence
depending on; dependent on
land readjustment; town planning
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
sickroom; hospital room; ward
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much