splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
recommendation; referral; endorsement
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
both sides; two sides; double-sided
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
anything and everything; just about everything
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
to thrust down; to push off
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
grandfather; male senior-citizen
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige