materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
street; quarter; district; area
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(some) more; even more; longer; further
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to turn towards; to point
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
in accordance with; according to
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
surface of the earth; ground surface
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous