approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
coming into and out of sight
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
to step over or across; to overcome
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
piling up; multiple layers
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)
rainfall; rainy weather; rain; rainy; wet
cultivated fields; countryside
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
retiring to bed (esp. due to illness); bed
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
bureau director; office chief
(one's) wife; wife (of a peer or subordinate)
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain