certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
thought; consideration; thinking
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
here and there; everywhere
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to lie down; to throw oneself down
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
(another's) daughter; young lady
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
proud; having a prominent nose