heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
tradition; legend; folklore
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to the Bubble Era)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
horseplay; fooling around
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
rather; sooner; preferably
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
period of youth; while young
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
steady; sound; reliable; solid
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
one flower; single flower; success; prosperity
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
sense of values; values; value system
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
such; this sort of; like this
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try