year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (of time); to elapse
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
nothing but; except; no more than
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
existence; being; presence
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
medicine; medical art; medical skills
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)