board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
time; hour; period; class
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
sense of orientation; sense of direction
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if not; even without
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon