reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
a few years ago; some years back
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
(arch.) sudden; (arch.) abrupt; (arch.) stupid; (arch.) foolish; attaining enlightenment in one effort (without ascetic practices, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
stairs; stairway; staircase
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
number one; first; best; most; game; round
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to recall; to remember; to recollect
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
speaking of ...; as for ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
large amount of money; great cost