from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
living thing; living creature; animal; life
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to stop walking; to pause
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
dealing with; coping with
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
four (long cylindrical things)
counter for chairs or seats
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
commanding; awe-inspiring; bitter (cold); piercing