to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
duty; obligation; responsibility
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (golf club); mine shaft; pit
skill; dexterity; proficiency
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to this extent; to this degree; this much
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
two times; twice; two degrees
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
alteration; falsification; faking
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
work; business; company; study
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else