disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
legendary beast; magical beast
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
instant; moment; for an instant
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
acceleration; speeding up
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice