to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
right (to do something); authority; power
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
huge rock; firmness; solidity
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
single word; a few words; brief comment
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid; rectangular prism
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
height (of a person); stature
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
suspicious object (e.g. potential bomb); suspicious substance
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent