background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
firstborn; first child; eldest child
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
just because; even if; even though
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
fate; chance; relationship; tie
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
hostility; animosity; enmity
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
almost; roughly; approximately
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
real intention; true motive; true meaning
defense; defence; protection
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
firm; strong; solid; stable
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit