close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
production (e.g. play); direction
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
dozens; scores of; decades
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
all present; all concerned; all of us
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
of no interest; not interested
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
popular name; common name; given name
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
going to bed (usu. with someone)
to bend; to warp; to curve
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed