essential; important; crucial; vital; main
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
difference; discrepancy; variation
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
the people; citizens; the populace
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
rather; better; instead; if anything
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
before one could; in no time at all; without a gap
consecutive; continuous; successive
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
type of yarn-dyed silk goods
cutting (cloth, paper, etc.); judgement; judgment; decision
double width cloth or fabric
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
the place for; the time for; the level of
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
overlapping; piling; stacking