eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
familiar spirit; familiar
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
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.
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain