finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
society; public; community; social studies
tide; current; tendency; trend
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
honorific/polite/humble prefix
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
older brother; elder brother
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
nature's beauty (cool breeze and bright moon)
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
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
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately