to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
breath; breathing; tone; mood
crossarm; bracket; blade; semaphore
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
small change; coins; small sum of money
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
water's edge; beach; shore
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
older sister; lass; young lady
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance