expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
spirit world; underworld; the next world
physical law; laws of physics
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
modern civilization; modern civilisation
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
peace preservation; security; safety
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
modern person; people of today
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
senior high school student
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
door; gate; opening; title page
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister