agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
going from the capital to the provinces; returning after praying at a temple or shrine; coming down from a high place to a low place
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
expression; confession; utterance
bending; winding; meandering; ups and downs; twists and turns; complications
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
wrapping paper for a present; gift wrapping paper; wrapping paper with a noshi decoration printed on it
to revere; to respect; to worship
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
robust (health); strong (constitution); sturdy
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
minimum; at the very least
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo-period business tax
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
this country; our country
assistant ...; probationary ...
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
general; overall; across-the-board
trend; tendency; movement; attitude