to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
to collect; to assemble; to gather
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
test period; exam period; examination time
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
cooking; food preparation
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
extent; scope; sphere; range; span