success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
sports ground; sports oval
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shake; to sway; to waver
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
student (esp. a university student)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
time; hour; period; class
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment