to face; to go towards; to head towards
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
ninth day of the month; nine days
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
wall clock; grandfather clock
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
now; the present time; just now; another; more
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
carving; engraving; sculpture
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
writing; composition; essay; sentence
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
all; entire; whole; altogether