beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
caller; visitor; company; guest
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
suffix for familiar person
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
bent back; hunchback; stoop
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
lintel (lacking the grooves needed for a sliding door)
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to provide; to arrange; to install
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
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
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe