- 意味【いみ】 - meaning, significance, sense 
- 興味【きょうみ】 - interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for) 
- 味方【みかた】 - friend, ally, supporter, taking sides (with), supporting, standing by, backing up 
- 趣味【しゅみ】 - hobby, pastime, tastes, preference, liking 
- 味わう【あじわう】 - to taste, to savor, to savour, to relish, to appreciate, to enjoy, to relish, to digest, to experience, to go through, to taste (e.g. victory), to know (e.g. pain) 
- 興味深い【きょうみぶかい】 - very interesting, of great interest 
- 無意味【むいみ】 - nonsense, no meaning, meaningless 
- 不気味【ぶきみ】 - weird, eerie, ominous, creepy, uncanny, unearthly 
- 味見【あじみ】 - tasting, sampling 
- 地味【じみ】 - plain, simple, subdued, sober, reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.), modest, quiet, unobtrusive, quite, a (little) bit 
- 意味不明【いみふめい】 - of uncertain meaning, ambiguous, cryptic, nonsensical, incomprehensible, perplexing 
- 一味【いちみ】 - clan, partisans, conspirators, gang, ring, crew, participation (e.g. in a plot), one flavour, one charm, one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine), universality (of the teachings of Buddha) 
- 一味【ひとあじ】 - unique flavor (flavour), (degree of) flavouring, distinctive quality, special charm 
- 美味しい【おいしい】 - good(-tasting), nice, delicious, tasty, attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.), appealing, convenient, favorable, desirable, profitable 
- 気味【きみ】 - sensation, feeling, tendency, propensity 
- 地味【ちみ】 - soil fertility, soil quality, productivity of the soil 
- 気味【ぎみ】 - -like, -looking, -looked, tending to ... 
- 味覚【みかく】 - taste, palate, sense of taste 
- 調味料【ちょうみりょう】 - seasoning, flavoring, flavouring, condiment 
- 味噌【みそ】 - miso, fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans, innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso, key (main) point, good part (of something), weakling, weak person, try