function; facility; faculty; feature
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
promotion; raising of status
recommendation; endorsement
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
detour; circumvention; turning movement
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
while; even though; despite
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
job; work; duties; trade; skill
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk