name; given name; first name
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
one by one; one each; one at a time
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
metre; meter; meter; gauge
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
station; office; guardroom
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
chair; stool; post; office; position
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful