deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
boy; son; baby boy; young man
2nd day of the month; two days
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
manner of using one's hands
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)