spirit; heart; disposition
to be in common; to have in common; to be in mutually understood; to be mutually connected; to have a link
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
countermeasure; counter-measure
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
care; precaution; guarding; caution
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
poisoning; kill by poison
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
personal affairs; internal affairs
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to serve; to work for; to attend
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
due form; official; formality
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
hook; gab; snare; trap; arm-grabbing force out
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono