to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
while; during; while; although; all; both
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
place; situation; position; location
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(not) even once; (not) ever
triangle; triangular shape
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
surroundings; environs; circumference
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
discovery; detection; finding
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
function; facility; faculty; feature
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb