majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
beginning; outset; first; onset
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
training; drill; practice; discipline
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to face on; to look out on to
training range; training grounds; training area
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
rather; better; instead; if anything
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
passing through without stopping; passing by
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
particularly; only; in the case of
to stop walking; to pause
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!