stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case