large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
bribery scandal; graft case
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
third day of the month; three days
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to repeat; to do something over again
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange