substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
to anticipate; to foresee
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
treasure chest; strongbox
inner structure; internal anatomy
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
main cause; primary factor
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
the ancients; ancient people
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink