Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
caller; visitor; company; guest
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
genuine article; real thing; real deal
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
price of a flower; fee for a geisha's companionship
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
health; healthy; sound; fit
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging