at least; at most; (even) just
thousand years; many years
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
customer traffic; customers; custom
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
sick person; patient; invalid
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
by myself; in person; by oneself
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to need; to call for; to require
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
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
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
place where one works; construction site; working area
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash