inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
coating (esp. lacquering)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era
palanquin bearer; coolie; wandering robber
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
vice; immorality; corruption
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
watchful waiting; careful supervision
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
submarine; midget submarine
infiltration (e.g. of water); flooding
beginning; outset; first; onset
taste; elegance; scenic beauty
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
living alone; solitude; solitary life
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
interior; inside; internal
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
metro; subway; underground railway
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)