ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
for your information; I'm telling you
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
danger; peril; hazard; risk
since; henceforth; ever since
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
one (thing); one piece; one item
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
horizon (related to land)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
security for a loan; collateral
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun