nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
again; once more; a second time
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
close; intimate; on good terms
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
opening ceremony (of the school term)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
person who is ...; thing that is ...
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
postcard; memo; note; card