rod; pole ; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen ; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance) ; single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese) ; penis ; counter for flags (on poles); counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
to stick; to paste; to affix ; to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (e.g. a tent) ; to form (e.g. ice on a pond) ; to fill; to swell ; to stick out; to push out ; to post (a link, etc. online) ; to be expensive ; to keep a watch on; to be on the lookout ; to slap ; to become one tile away from completion
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with) ; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to ; to be understood; to be comprehended ; to be honored; to be good ; to be well versed in; to be well-informed ; to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy) ; to form a liaison; to be intimate ; to spread widely; to disseminate
head ; hair (on one's head) ; mind; brains; intellect ; leader; chief; boss; captain ; top; tip ; beginning; start ; head; person ; down payment; deposit ; top structural component of a kanji ; pair
to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock; to pound; to bang; to slap; to spank; to tap; to pat; to clap (one's hands); to play (the drums) ; to attack; to bash; to criticize; to censure; to flame (on the Internet) ; to sound out (someone's views) ; to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces ; to beat down the price ; to talk (big, bad, idly, etc.) ; to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary ; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy ; what's more; furthermore ; if so; if that's the case; then
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands) ; to scramble for; to struggle for; to fight for ; to pay attention to; to take notice of; to listen to; to concern oneself with; to deal with
point; tip; end; nozzle ; head (of a line); front ; first; before; ahead (of) ; (the way) ahead; beyond ; future ; previous; prior; former; recent; last ; destination; address; place where you do something ; rest (e.g. of a story); continuation; remaining part ; the other party
in a daze; absent-mindedly; vacantly; abstractedly; blankly; idly ; dimly; hazily; faintly; vaguely; indistinctly ; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; flaring up
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand (e.g. of a tree) ; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet ; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.) ; to let live; to keep alive ; to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life ; to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.) ; to bleach; to refine ; to rinse (vegetables); to soak ; to doxx; to dox; to make someone's private information public without permission ; to sentence (someone) to public humiliation
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to establish; to run; to maintain ; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal) ; to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to stand ready; to be poised for ; to put on an air; to assume an attitude ; to stiffen; to tense up; to become formal ; to fabricate in order to deceive; to make up; to feign ; to plan; to scheme
to be effective; to take effect; to be good (for) ; to work; to function well ; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to ; to taste (alcohol); to try