board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
university hospital; teaching hospital
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
first anniversary of a person's death
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
at least; at most; (even) just
neighbourhood; neighborhood
older sister; elder sister
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
washing machine (laundry)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading