surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
armband; arm band; brassard
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
materials; data; document
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to stop walking; to pause
step; stride; counter for steps
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
opposite side; other side; other party
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
transcendence; excellence; superiority
participation; joining; entry; adherence
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
trauma (usu. psychological)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
the other day; a few days ago
to change completely; to change suddenly
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
period of time; time slot; time zone
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early