before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
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
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
ratio; proportion; percentage
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
to get someone to say; to make someone say
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
paper for wrapping powdered medicine
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
physical condition; state of health; shape
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
youthful; young; young-looking
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that