metre; meter; meter; gauge
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
blow; shock; strike; batting
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
form; shape; figure; visage
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)