to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
behind; in the rear; in back
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
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
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
preparation; provision; guarding
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
very interesting; of great interest
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)