pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
even if not; even without
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
actor; actress; player; performer
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
go that far; to that extent
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
settlement; solution; resolution
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
running time (e.g. of movie)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)