perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
personal; individual; private
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
environment; circumstance
beginning; outset; first; onset
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
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
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
art of self-defense (defence)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
practice; practising; training; study
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
pupil; student; schoolchild
older sister and younger brother
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed