ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
unavoidable; inevitable; cannot be helped; of necessity
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
specialization; specialisation
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
study; research; investigation
notes; comment; remark; annotation
notice; attention; observation
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
historical view; historical insight
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
naked eye; the physical eye
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
originally; by nature; from the start
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
worry; agony; vexation; illness; sickness
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
progress; advance; improvement; development
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive