family; members of a family
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
come out!; where are you?
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
street; quarter; district; area
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
day of spring; spring sun
highest grade; superlative degree
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
third day of the month; three days
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to begin to walk; to set out
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
trailer towed by bicycle, etc.
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations