to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
of course; certainly; naturally
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
secret; private; surreptitious
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to bury; to embed; to implant
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
other side; opposite side; other party
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
one-way mirror; two-way mirror
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
while; during (the time when)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
royal castle; imperial castle
royal capital; imperial capital
to govern; to manage; to subdue
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
name; given name; first name
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
no exception; without exception; always the same
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
this occasion; at this time; now
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext