year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to be surprised; to be astonished
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
settlement; solution; resolution
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
essence; true nature; substance; reality
(some) more; even more; longer; further
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
body and soul; mind and body
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
brand items; brand-name goods
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
murder; homicide; manslaughter
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach