starting line; starting point
journey; route of a journey
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
continuation; succession; series
grudge; complaint; reproach
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
sincere; earnest; serious
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
hills and fields; countryside
to force one's way; to push through
supply; provision; raising; procurement
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to be muddy; to be slushy
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
hair (on the head); tresses; locks
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
very busy (person or thing)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
job; work; duties; trade; skill
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
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