bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
reinforcement; strengthening
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style