route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
prohibition; inhibition; ban
tattling; telling on (someone)
that; the matter in question
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
study; diligence; discount; reduction
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
until now; so far; up to the present
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
carving; engraving; sculpture
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
family a woman has married into
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship