counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
clear writing; specification
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
scene; spectacle; sight; view
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
feeling; sense; impression
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to look around; to look towards (us)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
will; volition; intention; intent; determination