origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
in order; in turn; one by one
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
steel; sword steel; sword
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
high-capacity; high-volume
exclusive; attached to; specialist
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
financial power; financial means; wealth
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
article; thing; object; property; real estate
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all