to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
distinction; discrimination
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
briskly; quickly; promptly
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
that day; the very same day
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
assortment; product lineup
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
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
to palm off; to force a sale