near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
platform; home; home base; home plate
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
scenery; scene; landscape
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to climb
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece