close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
the opposite sex; isomerism
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
genuine article; real thing; real deal
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
family; members of a family
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
come out!; where are you?
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
suffix for familiar person
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
street; quarter; district; area
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
day of spring; spring sun
highest grade; superlative degree
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
third day of the month; three days
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat