messy room; dirty room; unclean room
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
setting a place; setting the table
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
every person; each one; everybody
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
rest; break; recess; intermission
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to surround; to crowd around
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
individual; private person; personal; private
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
one's house; one's home; one's family
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
abandoned mine; disused mine
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
management; administration; operation
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done