stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
three; three years of age
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
responsibility; duty; obligation
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
passing through without stopping; passing by
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)