unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
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 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
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
book; volume; this; present; main; head
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
health; healthy; sound; fit
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both