future (usually near); prospects
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
form; shape; figure; visage
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
sports ground; playing field; playground
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
corridor; hallway; passageway
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
elementary particle; particle
numerator; molecule; member; element
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
material; substance; matter