underground; subterranean
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to dry up completely; to become stale
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
living room (Western style); sitting room
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
time; season; period; phase; stage
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
when it becomes; when it comes to
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
low dining table; tea table
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
so; like this; in this way
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.