lately; recently; nowadays
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
tall figure; high stature
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
only; merely; but; no more than
two persons; two people; pair; couple
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to recall; to remember; to recollect
each; (arch.) you (plural)