class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
cheering group; cheering squad
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
movie (film, screen) actor or actress
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)