elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
accurate; correct; precise; exact
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
should; must; -able; probably; likely
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
this occasion; at this time; now
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
surroundings; environs; circumference
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
last night; yesterday evening
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise