in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
older sister; elder sister
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
more than usual (usu. time)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to come and go; to go back and forth
good; goodness; right; virtue
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
in one's own way or style
colonization; colonisation
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
rather; better; instead; if anything
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
witnessing; observing; sighting
number; number plate; license plate
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon