highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
to be erected; to be built
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
misanga bracelet; good luck charm made from knotted embroidery floss, thread or gimp
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
rat (esp. laboratory or pet)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat