blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
equality; impartiality; evenness
somehow; for some reason or other
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
printing; typing; printed character; typed character; character(s) carved onto a seal
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality