safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
indeed; really; truly; very much
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
infant; baby; little child
police; police officer; police station
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
atonement; redemption; compensation
at least; at most; (even) just
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
have a pain in one's chest
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
underground train; subway
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
door; gate; opening; title page
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
in the same way as; just like
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition