blank column; blank space
name; given name; first name
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
middle of the night; dead of night
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
will not do; do not; does not
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to pierce through; to break through
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
phantom; vision; illusion
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to move forward; to move on
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
penetration; permeation; transmission
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)