division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
heart attack; myocardial infarction
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
name; given name; first name
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
outward appearance; looks
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
but; however; provided that