above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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.)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
public announcement (in a department store, etc.)
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
urge; demand; importunity
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
several times; a few times
to repeat; to do something over again
silent; still; quiet; hushed
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
master; teacher; stable master
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
around the end of (a period of time)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)