like; similar to; as with; in the same way
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to let out a cry; to break forth
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
beginning; outset; first; onset
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
conviction; belief; confidence
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
January; first month of the lunar calendar
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
kanji "twenty legs" radical (radical 55)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
end of consecutive holidays
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)