counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
deep inside; innermost place
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
per mill; per mille; per mil
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
regulation cap; school cap
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
determination; conviction
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
earnestly; immediately; exactly
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to use a stopgap measure to cope with an emergency
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
level ground; plain; flatland
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
natural water; untreated water; spring water
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned