happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
pupil; student; schoolchild
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
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
senior high school; high school
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
synchronization; synchronized swimming
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do