1. only, merely, nothing but, no more than
2. approximately, about
3. just (finished, etc.)
4. as if to, (as though) about to, going to, on the point of, at any minute
5. indicates emphasis
6. always, constantly
1. to read
2. to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant
3. to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine
4. to pronounce, to read (e.g. a kanji)
5. to decipher, to read (a meter, graph, music,...