to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
death (of an emperor); demise
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
posthumous name; posthumous title
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
four corners; four ordinal directions
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
existence; being; presence
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
in history; ever; historical
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with