separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to examine someone's expression
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
something like ...; something called ...
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
other side; opposite side; other party
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
festival; feast; carnival
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
putting out the light; switching off the light
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
emergency light; emergency lamp