up until now; as recently as the present
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
adverse circumstances; adversity
to whine; to make feeble complaints
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to discuss; to talk together
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
due form; official; formality
literature; books (reference); document
ongoing; in progress; afoot
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses