to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
title; index; heading; headline; caption
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
novel; original; new; innovative
melodic subject; theme; motif
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
all times and places; all ages and countries
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check