ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
brilliant; bright; dazzling
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; like this; in this way
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
always; all the time; never; usual; regular