eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
book; volume; this; present; main; head
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
table of contents; contents
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
writing; composition; essay; sentence
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
commander; commanding officer; CO
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
headquarters; head office; main office
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
human intellect; knowledge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
(period of) a year; during an era
negotiations; discussions; connection
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat