example; simile; metaphor; allegory
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
society; public; community; social studies
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
interference; meddling; butting in
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
displacement (e.g. of a ship); volume of wastewater
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
group; bunch; crowd; group
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
main force; chief object; mainline
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
port (left side of vessel)
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook