mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
maid; helper; help; assistance
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to apologize; to apologise
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
reconciliation; make peace with
together; at the same time; same; identical
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
landscape gardening; landscape architecture
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
world; society; people; the public
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of