indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to pass (of time); to elapse
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to chase; to run after; to pursue
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
opening and shutting; opening and closing
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
great cause; moral law; justice
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
medical care; medical treatment
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
study; research; investigation
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
story; tale; talk; discussion
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up