popular noun noun (generic) sports
- period (esp. in European languages), full stop
- period (of time), era
- period (interval of a game)
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) sports
- front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.)
- reception (e.g. in a hotel), front desk
- front office, team management
popular JLPT N2 sports noun noun (generic)
- marathon, long-distance race
popular rarely used kana form noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb sports
- mix, mixture, mixing
- (pre-made) mix, cake mix
- mixed doubles team
- mixed race, mixed-race person
popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb computing mathematics food, cooking sports
- to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack
- to bloom, to unfold, to spread out
- to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
- to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen
- to hold (meeting, party, etc.), to give, to open
- to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start
- to open (ports, borders, etc.)
- to open (an account)
- to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear, to develop
- to open (a file, etc.)
- to extract (root), to reduce (equation)
- to cut open (fish)
- to change (kanji into hiragana)
- to flare (e.g. skirt)
- to slacken (into a poor posture)
gairaigo English origin popular noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb sports
- assistance, help
- assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
popular sports noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ transitive verb intransitive verb music
- attack
- attack (on a difficult task), tackling, confronting, attempt, try
- making an assault (on a summit)
- attack
popular noun noun (generic) sports
- advantage
- advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.), advantage rule
- advantage (in tennis)
popular search-only kana form noun noun (generic) sports abbreviation Internet
- (ship's) anchor
- anchor (final runner or swimmer in a relay race)
- (news) anchor, anchorman
- anchor (in HTML)
- link to a previous post (on a message board)
- anchor (soccer position)
- anchor bolt
- anchor (escapement)
popular noun or verb acting prenominally adjective (generic) photography noun noun (generic) abbreviation sports
- under
- underexposure, underdevelopment
- under par