originally; by nature; from the start
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
space (room, area, outer space)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
wholesale arrest; round-up
occupation; calling; livelihood
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
is something that; is that which
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
consequence; outcome; result; blame