sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
in name only; titular; nominal
all parts; various parts; every department
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
in name but not in reality
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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
final; eventual; ultimate
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
by means of; due to; because of; according to
tool; implement; means; furniture
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
to send back; to refer back
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly