participation; joining; entry; adherence
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
audience; spectator; spectators
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
suit (playing cards, tarot, etc.); soot
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
one thin flat object; one sheet
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
place; situation; position; location
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
note (for reference); remarks; N.B.
another thing; other things; another man's property
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
all; entire; whole; altogether
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
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
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)