excavation (usu. archeological); dig
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
right beside; close to; nearby
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
shellfish; seashell; shell
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to pay attention; to be watchful
near oneself; close to one; familiar
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
returning to the service of one's master
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
and; thereupon; because of that
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to get strong; to gain strength
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems