最善さいぜんthe very best採択さいたくadoption, selection, choice栽培さいばいcultivation再発さいはつreturn, relapse, reoccurrence細胞さいぼうcell採用さいようuse, adopt遮るさえぎるto interrupt, to intercept, to obstructさえずるさえずるto sing, to chirp, to twitter冴えるさえるto be clear, to be bright, to be skillful竿さおrod, pole (e.g., for drying laundry)栄えるさかえるto flourish, to prosper, to thrive差額さがくbalance, difference, margin杯さかずきwine cup逆立ちさかだちhandstand, headstandさきに (いぜん)さきに (いぜん)before, earlier than, previously詐欺さぎfraud, swindle削減さくげんcut, reduction錯誤さくごmistake作戦さくせんmilitary operations, tactics, strategy叫びさけびshout, scream, outcry捧げるささげるto lift up, to give, to offer差し掛かるさしかかるto come near to, to approach指図さしずinstruction, mandate差し出すさしだすto present, to submit, to hold out差し支えるさしつかえるto interfere, to hinder授けるさずけるto grant, to award, to teach摩するさするto rub, to strokeさぞ (さぞや。さぞかし)さぞ (さぞや。さぞかし)I am sure, certainly, no doubt定まるさだまるto become settled, to be fixed定めるさだめるto decide, to determine座談会ざだんかいsymposium, round-table discussion雑ざつrough, crude雑貨ざっかmiscellaneous goods, general goods殺人さつじんmurder察するさっするto guess, to sense, to judge雑談ざつだんchatting, idle talkさっとさっとsuddenly, smoothlyさっぱりするさっぱりするto refresh悟るさとるto attain enlightenment, to understand最中さなかin the middle of, midst座標ざひょうcoordinatesさほどさほどnot so, not that muchサボるサボるto cut (skip) classes様さまstate寒気さむけchill, shiver, cold侍さむらいsamuraiさもさもwith gusto, with satisfaction作用さようoperation, effect, functionさらう (こどもを～)さらう (こどもを～)to kidnap障るさわるto hinder, to interfere with, to affect酸さんacid山岳さんがくmountains参議院さんぎいんHouse of Councilors産休さんきゅうmaternity leaveサンキューサンキューthank you残金ざんきんremaining money産後さんごpostpartum, after childbirth残酷ざんこくcruelty, harshness産出さんしゅつyield, produce参照さんしょうreference, consultation, consultation参上さんじょうcalling on, visiting残高ざんだか(bank) balance, remainderサンタクロースサンタクロースSanta Claus桟橋さんばしwharf, jetty, pier賛美さんびpraise, adoration, glorification山腹さんぷくhillside, mountainside産婦人科さんふじんかmaternity and gynecology department産物さんぶつproduct, result, fruit山脈さんみゃくmountain range仕上がりしあがりfinish, end, completion仕上しあげend, finishing touches仕上げるしあげるto finish up, to complete飼育しいくbreeding, raising, rearing強いてしいてto dare, to insistシートシートseatジーパンジーパンjeans仕入れるしいれるto lay in stock, to replenish stock, to procure強いるしいるto force, to compel, to coerce潮しおtide歯科しかdentistry自我じがself, ego自覚じかくself-conscious仕掛しかけdevice, trick, mechanism仕掛けるしかけるto lay, to set, to wageしかしながらしかしながらhowever, nevertheless色彩しきさいcolor式場しきじょうceremonial hall, place of ceremony (e.g., marriage)しきたりしきたりcustom, conventional practice, tradition事業じぎょうproject, enterprise, business軽蔑けいべつscorn, disdain経歴けいれきpersonal history, career経路けいろcourse, route, channelけがらわしいけがらわしいfilthy, unfair劇団げきだんtroupe, theatrical company激励げきれいencouragementゲストゲストguest獣けだものbeast, brute決けつdecision, vote決意けついdecision, determination結核けっかくtuberculosis決議けつぎresolution, vote, decision結合けつごうcombination, union決算けっさんbalance sheet, settlement of accounts月謝げっしゃmonthly tuition fee決勝けっしょうfinals (in sports)結晶けっしょうcrystal, crystallization結成けっせいformation結束けっそくunion, unityげっそりげっそりbeing disheartened, losing weight決断けつだんdecision, determination月賦げっぷmonthly installment欠乏けつぼうshortage蹴飛ばすけとばすto kick away, to kick (someone)けなすけなすto speak ill of煙たいけむたいsmoky, feeling awkward煙るけむるto smoke (e.g., fire)家来けらいretainer, retinue, servant下痢げりdiarrhea権威けんいauthority, power, influence兼業けんぎょうholding two jobs at the same time原形げんけいoriginal form, base form原型げんけいprototype, model, archetypal権限けんげんpower, authority, jurisdiction現行げんこうpresent, current, in operation健在けんざいin good health, well原作げんさくoriginal work検事けんじpublic prosecutor原子げんしatom元首げんしゅruler, sovereign原書げんしょoriginal document懸賞けんしょうoffering prizes, winning, reward健全けんぜんhealth, soundness, wholesome元素げんそelement同調どうちょうsympathy, agree with, alignment到底とうてい(cannot) possibly動的どうてきdynamic, kinetic尊いとうといprecious, valuable, noble貴いとうといprecious, valuable, noble同等どうとうequality, equal, same rank堂々どうどうmagnificent, grand, impressive尊ぶとうとぶto value, to prize, to esteemどうにかどうにかin some way or other, one way or another投入とうにゅうthrow, investment, making (an electrical circuit)導入どうにゅうintroduction, bringing in, leading in当人とうにんthe one concerned, the said person同封どうふうenclosure (e.g., in a letter)逃亡とうぼうescape冬眠とうみんhibernation, winter sleep同盟どうめいalliance, union, leagueどうやらどうやらit seems like, somehow or other動力どうりょくpower, motive power, dynamic force登録とうろくregistration, register, record討論とうろんdiscussion遠ざかるとおざかるto go far off遠回りとおまわりdetour, roundabout wayトーントーンtoneとかくとかくanyhow, anyway, in any caseとがめるとがめるto blame, to rebuke時折ときおりsometimesとぎれるとぎれるto pause, to be interrupted研ぐとぐto sharpen, to grind, to polish特技とくぎspecial talent独裁どくさいdictatorship, despotism特産とくさんspecialty, special product独自どくじoriginal, peculiar, characteristic特集とくしゅうfeature (e.g., newspaper, special edition, report)独占どくせんmonopoly独創どくそうoriginality得点とくてんscore, points made特派とくはsend specially, special envoy特有とくゆうcharacteristic (of, peculiar (to))とげ (をさす)とげ (をさす)thorn遂げるとげるto accomplish, to achieve, to carry out～どころか～どころかrather, far from年頃としごろage, marriageable age, adolescence戸締りとじまりclosing up, locking the doors途上とじょうen/in route, half way土台どだいfoundation, base, basis途絶えるとだえるto stop, to cease, to come to an end特許とっきょspecial permission, patent特権とっけんprivilege, special rightとっさにとっさにat once突如とつじょsuddenly, all of a suddenとってとってhandle, grip, knob突破とっぱbreaking through, breakthrough, penetration土手どてembankment, bank届とどけreport, notification, registration滞るとどこおるto stagnate, to be delayed整えるととのえるto put in order, to arrange, to adjust止めるとどめるto end, to stop, to cease, to resign唱えるとなえるto recite, to chant, to call upon殿様とのさまfeudal lord土俵どひょうarena扉とびらdoor, opening溝どぶditch, drain, gap徒歩とほwalking, going on foot土木どぼくpublic worksとぼけるとぼけるto play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression乏しいとぼしいmeager, scarce, hard up, poor富とみwealth, fortune富むとむto be rich, to become rich共稼ぎともかせぎworking together, (husband and wife) earning a living together伴うともなうto accompany, to bring with共働きともばたらきdual income (husband and wife both working)ドライドライdryドライクリーニングドライクリーニングdry cleaningドライバードライバーdriver, screwdriverドライブインドライブインdrive inトラブルトラブルtrouble (sometimes used as a verb)トランジスタートランジスターtransistorとりあえずとりあえずat once, first of all, for the time being取扱とりあつかいtreatment, handling, management取り扱うとりあつかうto treat, to handle, to deal in鳥居とりいShinto shrine archway取り替えとりかえswap, exchange取り組むとりくむto tackle, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with取締りとりしまりcontrol, crackdown, supervision取り締まるとりしまるto crack down, to control, to supervise取り調べるとりしらべるto investigate, to examine取り立てるとりたてるto collect, to extort