near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
3000; three thousand; many
yen (currency of Japan); circle
hereabouts; around there; that area
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
in the future; another day; later
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
Idu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to gather; to collect; to assemble
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to collect; to assemble; to gather
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
upper reaches of a river; upstream
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
summertime; summer season
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
way (of doing); manner; method; means
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly