time; season; period; phase; stage
presumption; assumption; estimation
to be helpful; to be useful
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to talk; to carry meaning
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
each; respectively; individually; separately
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
(not) even once; (not) ever
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
one's person; around one's person