to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
physical condition; state of health
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
job hunting; job searching
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
cheek rouge; blusher; blush
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently