serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
three; three years of age
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
while; even though; despite
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
place; situation; position; location
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sales; selling; marketing
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
prohibition; inhibition; ban
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook