now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
fiction; fabrication; concoction
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
slight; insignificant; small
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
exploitation; overuse; abuse
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
old friend; familiar face
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
seasonable rains and winds; halcyon weather; halcyon times of peace
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
indigenous people; native people; natives; aborigines
guardian deity of one's birthplace
mask; disguise; guise; mask