this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
town; city; municipal; urban
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to be entwined; to be involved
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
while; during; while; although; all; both
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
essence; true nature; substance; reality
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
function; facility; faculty; feature
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road