to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
folding book; folded sections of a book
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
action of making something; -ification
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
spine (of book); binding (of book)
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
two times; twice; two degrees
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to speak; to say; to vocalize
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
lying face down; upside down; prone