big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
information; experience; knowledge; observation
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
government service; the bureaucracy
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to be softened; to calm down
older brother and younger sister
on the occasion of; at the time of
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
timewise; temporal; chronal
to come and go; to go back and forth
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
one's way back; one's way home
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
to trace back to (the origins of something)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)