near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
another's parent; another's parents
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to refer to; to use as reference
many; numerous; various; large number of
to be reminded of; to call to mind
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
process; course; mechanism
(not) even once; (not) ever
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
desperately; for one's dear life
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)