the other day; lately; recently
equality; impartiality; evenness
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
home area; home town; local
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to get accustomed to using
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
hostility; antagonism; opposition
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
again and again; repeatedly
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy