negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
conviction; belief; confidence
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in the future; another day; later
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
front; frontage; facade; main
to throw at; to turn; to raise
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
white (complexion); fair-skinned
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament