to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
in this manner; in this way; like this
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
time; hour; period; class
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
compilation; editing; recording
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to talk; to chat; to chatter
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also