-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
feeling; sense; impression
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to turn towards; to point
to spend time (on doing something)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
incident; affair; happening; event
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
very likely; very probable
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
beginning; outset; first; onset
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
little finger; pinky; little toe
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)