counter for songs and poems
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
country; territory; domain; realm
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
senior high school; high school
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
chronological order; time series
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); opening (of a new library, museum, cinema, etc.)
notes; comment; remark; annotation
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
business trip; official trip
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
living by oneself; living alone
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
environment; circumstance
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
long ago; previous; of a former age
giving (someone) a peek (of skin, underwear, etc.); giving a glimpse
whole nation; whole land; whole country