to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
please (give me); please (do for me)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
edge of the eaves; house frontage
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
while; during; while; although; all; both