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| 差 | さ | difference, variation | 1028 |
| 差別 | さべつ | discrimination, distinction, differentiation | |
| サービス | (1) service, support system, (2) goods or services without charge | ||
| 際 | さい | on the occasion of, circumstances | 1932 1324 |
| 際に | さいに | in case of; at this time | |
| 最高 | さいこう | highest, supreme, the most | 2072 1053 |
| 最終 | さいしゅう | last, final, closing | |
| 最中 | さいちゅう | in the middle of | |
| 最低 | さいてい | least, lowest, worst | |
| 財産 | ざいさん | property, fortune, assets | 1301 |
| 財政 | ざいせい | financial affairs | |
| 才能 | さいのう | talent, ability | 688-2 |
| 裁判 | さいばん | trial, judgment | 1474 |
| 裁定 | さいてい | arbitration, court ruling | |
| 材料 | ざいりょう | ingredients, material | 1057 |
| 幸い | さいわい | happiness, blessedness | 828 |
| サイン | (1) autograph, (2) sign, (3) sine | ||
| 境 | さかい | border, boundary, mental state | 1185 |
| 逆らう | さからう | to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy | 1314 |
| 盛り | さかり | summit, pick, prime; helping, serving | 633 |
| 作業 | さぎょう | work, operation, manufacturing | 689-3 |
| 作品 | さくひん | work, production; piece of art, opus | |
| 作物 | さくもつ | produce (e.g. agricultural), crops; literary work | |
| 作家 | さっか | author, writer, novelist, artist | |
| 作曲 | さっきょく | composition, setting (of music) | |
| 作法 | さほう | manners, etiquette, propriety | |
| 昨 | さく | last (year), yesterday | 1051 |
| 桜 | さくら | cherry blossom, cherry tree | 1233 |
| 酒 | さけ | alcohol, sake | 948 |
| 叫ぶ | さけぶ | to shout, to cry | 2365 |
| 避ける | さける | to avoid, eschew, shun | 2286 2366 |
| 支える | ささえる | to be blocked, to choke, to be obstructed | 1222 |
| 指す | さす | to point, to put up umbrella, to play | 846 |
| 座席 | ざせき | seat | 1389 |
| 誘う | さそう | (1) to invite, to ask, (2) to tempt, to lure, to induce | 2367 |
| 札 | さつ | (1) token, label, (2) ticket, (3) charm | 1056 |
| 札束 | さつたば | bundle of banknotes | |
| ざっと | roughly, in round numbers | ||
| さっぱり | feeling refreshed, feeling relieved, neat, trimmed | ||
| さて | well, now, then | ||
| 砂漠 | さばく | desert | 1439 |
| 様々 | さまざま | varied, various | 607 |
| 覚ます | さます | to be awaken, to awake | 1121 |
| 覚める | さめる | to wake, to wake up | |
| 左右 | さゆう | (1) left and right, (2) influence, control, domination | 745 |
| 皿 | さら | plate, dish | 893 |
| 皿秤 | さらばかり | a balance (with scales) | |
| 更に | さらに | furthermore, again, after all, more and more, moreover | 2368 |
| 去る | さる | to leave, to go away | 798 |
| 猿 | さる | monkey | 2369 |
| 騒ぎ | さわぎ | uproar, disturbance | 2370 |
| 参加 | さんか | participation | 1002 |
| 参考 | さんこう | reference, consultation | |
| 賛成 | さんせい | approval, agreement, support, favor | 1308 |
| 賛同 | さんどう | approval, endorsement | |
| 酸素 | さんそ | oxygen | 1318 |
| 酸性 | さんせい | acidity | |
| 散歩 | さんぽ | walk, stroll | 1048 |