difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
platform; home; home base; home plate
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
how; in what way; how about
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion