to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
hedge; fence; border; limit
walking while holding on to something (such as a wall or table); cruising (i.e. children learning to walk)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to present; to offer; to dedicate
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to face; to go towards; to head towards
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
children's story; fairy tale
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
for example; for instance; e.g.
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
now; the present time; just now; another; more
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend