to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to bite off; to gnaw through
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
high and low; rise and fall