outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to pass (of time); to elapse
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
unexpectedly; surprisingly
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
without; but if; otherwise; or else
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
scene; view; prospect; outlook
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
estimate (of costs); budget
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
regret; repentance; remorse
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to relax; to feel at home
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
no, not like that (but like this)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
settlement; solution; resolution
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now