near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
self-interest; selfish desire
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
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
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beginning; outset; first; onset
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
royal capital; imperial capital
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
such; like that; that sort of; very