cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
shipping company; freight company; transport company
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
an assortment; combination
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to surround; to crowd around
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
cooperation; collaboration
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential