house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
otherwise; or else; if not
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
comparatively; relatively
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
health; healthy; sound; fit
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to jar; to creak; to grate
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
innumerable; countless; numberless
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to repaint; to paint again
considerably; greatly; a lot
round shape; circle; circular form
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)