light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
pupil; student; schoolchild
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame); sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after