point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
injured person; wounded person; casualty
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
by means of; due to; because of; according to
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
I see; that's right; indeed
murder; killing; murderer
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to gather; to collect; to assemble