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 する  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 する  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 する  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