to keep secret; to conceal
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
again; once more; a second time
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
scenery; scene; landscape
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to face on; to look out on to
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that