concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
fertile; productive; fruitful
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
accomplishment; execution
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
although I say; although one might say; although called
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to provide; to arrange; to install
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
floor above; floor upstairs
prohibition; inhibition; ban
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
several people; a few people
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
production (e.g. play); direction
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
scene; view; prospect; outlook
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart