sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
first thing in the morning
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
scene; spectacle; sight; view
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
still (continuing); as ever; further
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to face; to go towards; to head towards
on the occasion of; at the time of
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
as (for); for; in the capacity of
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to feel; to sense; to experience
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
no!; no no!; no, not at all
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
something small; something petty; trifle