secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to approach; to draw near
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
sales company; distributor
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
pair; the two; both persons; both things
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
shopping centre; shopping center; mall
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
climbing a slope (hill); ascending a hill
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
Saitama (city, prefecture)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Aomori (city, prefecture)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)