efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
residing; living; dwelling
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
low tone; bass; low voice
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
considerably; fairly; quite
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
parts; accessories; components
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
at that time; in those days
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period