to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
second day of the month; two days
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
thickness; profundity; depth
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley
to attempt; to test; to try out
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
wintertime; winter season
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
while moving; on the move
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body