(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
dislike of very hot food or drink; inability to take hot food; (lit.) cat tongue
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
high rating; good reputation
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
low rating; bad reputation
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
form; shape; figure; visage
to pick up; to find; to gather
to be needed; to be wanted