[だい, dai] (pref) (1) the large part of; (2) big; large; great; (suf) (3) approximate size; no larger than; (4) (abbr) (See 大学・1) -university; (n) (5) large (e.g. serving size); loud (e.g. volume setting) #110
[など, nado] (n, n-suf, prt) (1) (uk) et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth; (2) (indicating an approximate quote or vague suggestion) or something; (3) (lessening the significance or value of the previous word) the likes of; (P) #221
[だい, dai] (n, n-suf) (1) charge; cost; price; (2) (See 台・だい・6) generation; age; reign; (3) (geological) era; (4) (after someone's name or title) a representative of; on behalf of; for (someone); (5) (See 代表電話番号) used after a phone number to indicate that it is a switchboard number; (ctr) (6) (See 台・だい・6) counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; (7) counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.); (8) (abbr) (See 代理申請会社) proxy application company #376
[やく, yaku] (adv) (1) approximately; about; (n) (2) promise; (3) shortening; reduction; simplification; (4) { ling } (See 約音) contraction (in phonetics); (P) #405
[そば(側;傍)(P);そく(側);はた, soba ( gawa ; bou )(P); soku ( gawa ); hata] (n) (1) near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while; (2) (はた only) third person; (P) #561
[ころ(P);ごろ(P), koro (P); goro (P)] (n, n-adv, n-suf) (1) (uk) (ごろ when used as a suffix) (approximate) time; around; about; toward; (2) (See 食べ頃) suitable time (or condition); (3) time of year; season; (P) #651
[しょう, shou] (n, n-pref) (1) smallness; small item; (2) (See 小の月) short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); (3) (abbr) (See 小学校) elementary school; (4) younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name); (5) (arch) unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m) #659
[こく, koku] (n) (1) measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.); (2) measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters); (P) #928
[り, ri] (n) (1) ri (old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles); (2) (See 郷里制, 国郡里制) neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); (3) (See 条里制) unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m); (P) #1164
[nikakete] (exp) (1) till; to; over (a period); through (e.g. Monday through Thursday); about (approx. time or place); on; (2) concerning (an area of expertise); (3) to swear by (one's sword, God, etc.); (P) #1340