place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
place; situation; position; location
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
in comparison to; rather than
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
together; at the same time; same; identical
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
way; method; means; resource; course
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
while; during; while; although; all; both
to have a talk; to tell a story
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to pass (of time); to elapse
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately