deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
royalty and titled nobility
common people; ordinary people; masses
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to pile up; to accumulate
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
time; hour; period; class
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
festival; feast; carnival
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
royal capital; imperial capital
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)