tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
don't you think?; indicates question
while; even though; despite
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
participant; entrant; player; competitor
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
please (give me); please (do for me)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to call a person's attention (to)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
round shape; circle; circular form
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
height (of a person); stature
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing