hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
in comparison to; rather than
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
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
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding