place; situation; position; location
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
just a minute; small quantity
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
question; inquiry; enquiry
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
this family; we; this house
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book