plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
choice; selection; option
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
notebook; account book; register
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
border (between countries); national border
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
January; first month of the lunar calendar
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
deceased; late; dead; departed
old friend; old acquaintance
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
noon; midday; daytime; lunch