optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to squash; to crush; to flatten
scenery; scene; landscape
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
double; twice (as much); twofold
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting