whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
number one; first; best; most; game; round
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
story; tale; talk; discussion
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
family; members of a family
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...