after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
along the way; along the road
to face; to go towards; to head towards
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
spring water; clear (pure) water
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia; fruit of the akebia
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to shake one's head (in denial)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
second day of the month; two days
to pass (of time); to elapse
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate