proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
impossible; unlikely; improbable
another; different; something else
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
such ... as; or some such
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to pick up; to find; to gather
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
false reputation; empty title; empty name
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
self-determination; suicide
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
rising; ascending; climbing
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind