surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to be needed; to be wanted
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
to be silent; to say nothing
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
only; merely; but; no more than
time; hour; period; class
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
no!; no no!; no, not at all
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
certain; definite; clear; credible
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit