double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
sling; sling (e.g. Singapore sling); cargo sling; baby sling
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
personal identification number; PIN; password number
by means of; due to; because of; according to
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
masala (mixture of spices used in Indian cooking)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong); SAR
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
apartment building; housing complex
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal