point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
naturally; of course; understandably
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
container (e.g. shipping); skip
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
space (room, area, outer space)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see