state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
restoration; repair; mending
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to sell off; to sell completely
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
person who has rendered distinguished service
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to leave this world; to die
underworld; underside of society
in succession; one by one
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
one's possessions; ownership
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
be (that) as it may; having said that
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
paints; painting material
special; particular; peculiar; unique
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
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