country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(national) capital (city); metropolis
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
section; cross section; profile
instability; insecurity; crankiness
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
at least; at most; (even) just
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)