by itself; automatically; naturally
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
to blow strongly and continuously; to brag endlessly; to boast ceaselessly
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
arts and sciences; liberal arts
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
considerably; fairly; quite
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
progress; advance; improvement; development
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous