shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
minimum; at the very least
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
to jar; to creak; to grate
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
praise; glorification; extolment
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
menu; schedule; program; menu
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
manners; courtesy; etiquette