considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
witnessing; observing; sighting
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
education; training; discipline
in spite of; regardless of
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
disclosure; exposure; revelation
straight-forwardness; honesty; purity
how long; how much; to what extent
comfort; consolation; diversion
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
shouting in a thunderous voice; blustering out
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
business trip; official trip
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)