not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
going back to sleep; sleeping in
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
departure; leaving; setting off
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
taking a western route; west circuit; travelling the globe westwards; going from east to west
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
descending a mountain; descent
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
certificate; credentials; testimonial
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
serious; severe; grave; acute
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to be ill; to suffer from
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
single word; a few words; brief comment