lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
feeling; sense; impression
probability; likelihood; chances
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
to feel; to sense; to experience
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
such; this sort of; like this
mountain hamlet; mountain village
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...