to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
surely; certainly; without doubt
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to fly around; to scatter
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
war; battle; match; game; competition
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
spring day; spring sunlight
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
adds force or indicates command
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
change; transition; return present
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.