to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
anything and everything; just about everything
hard to get; hard to come by
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
decoration; ornament; trimmings
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to mind; to care; to worry
conversely; on the contrary