competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to crack; to develop a crack
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
restoration; repair; mending
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to slim down; to lose weight
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to this extent; to this degree; this much
so; like this; in this way
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to complain; to make a complaint
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
somewhere to go; place to go
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to gather; to collect; to assemble
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)