to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
educational institution; school; academy; campus
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
(political) power; authority; influence
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
choice; selection; option
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
for this very reason; that is exactly why
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
beginning; outset; first; onset
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
number one; first; best; most; game; round
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
choices; alternatives; options
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction