device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
district; section; sector
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to get angry; to become perverse
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
construction; establishment
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
development; exploitation
environmental maintenance; environmental improvement
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
first 10 days of the month
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
tenth day of the month; ten days
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
Lights are usually followed by shadows
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind