to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
feelings; thoughts; meaning
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
never; by no means; not in the least; why; what for
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
not necessarily so; is not always true
everywhere; all over; throughout
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to need; to require; to take; to demand
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
playground (for children); park
foreign; abroad; overseas
factory; plant; mill; workshop
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
very far away; the heavenly shores
to face; to go towards; to head towards
launching out; embarking upon (a career)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
national fortunes; destiny of a country
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion